by Bob Walsh
Rare indeed. For only the third time known in the history of the country a U. S. execution was halted while in progress. Alva Campbell, 69, a guest of the people of Ohio, was supposed to be scragged by lethal injection on Wednesday but, after working for 80 minutes, they couldn't find a good vein to plug into. At that time witnesses were dismissed but not told what was going on.
Campbell, who has a shitload of adverse medical conditions, had previously requested to be allowed to be executed by firing squad (still legal in Utah). A federal judge refused, noting it would take a change in Ohio law which the legislature appeared to be reluctant to enact.
If I recall, death warrants are only valid for one calendar day so presumably a new one will have to be issued when-if the powers that be believe the situation has improved enough to find a legal way to kill him.
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