LOOKLIVE IN: MCKESSON---THE
PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY THAT
MAKES LETHAL DRUG----
"VECURONIUM BROMIDE" HAS FILED A
MOTION TO REMOVE
ITS TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER-
WHICH PREVENTS ARKANSAS FROM
USING ITS DRUG--AND MOVED TO
DISMISS THE CASE
MCKESSON RESPONDED HOURS AFTER
FEDERAL JUDGE---KRISTINE BAKER
GRANTED STAYS OF EXECUTION THIS
MORNING---WHICH WOULD BLOCK THE
PLANNED EXECUTIONS.SET TO BEGIN
ON MONDAY BAKER SAYS THE INMATES
COULD HAVE
LEGITIMATE CLAIMS THAT ARKANSAS'
EXECUTION PROTOCOL COULD INFLICT
"SEVERE PAIN"
BAKER REFERRED TO CONTROVERSIAL
DRUG----MY-DAA-ZOE- LAM IN HER
INJUNCTION---BUT IT WAS A WIN
FOR MCKESSON TOO
BRIAN SOT: "The bottom line is
what they want is for their drug
not to be used as part of an
execution. When the Eastern
District issued an
injunction that satisfied that
goal
PULASKI COUNTY JUDGE---WENDELL
GRIFFIN ISSUED MCKESSON'S
TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER
AFTER THE COMPANY CLAIMED ITS
DRUG, "VECURONIUM BROMIDE" WAS
TO BE USED FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES
AND NOT LETHAL INJECTIONS
AND TODAY----ARKANSAS
ATTORNEY GENERAL- LESLIE
RUTLEDGE FILED AN EMERGENCY
PETITION WITH THE STATE SUPREME
COURT---ASKING TO WEIGH IN ON
GRIFFEN'S DECISION. THE PETITION
STATES THE DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTIONS IS NOT REQUIRED TO
DISCLOSE THAT THE DRUG WAS
INTENDED FOR EXECUTIONS
THE PETITION ALSO STATES TO
REMOVE JUDGE GRIFFEN----SAYING
HE CANNOT BE IMPARTIAL BECAUSE
HE WAS SEEN AT 2 ANTI-DEATH
PENALTY RALLIES. RUTLEDGE ALSO
FILED AN APPEAL TODAY---TO
OVERTURN JUDGE BAKER'S DECISION
TO GRANT STAYS OF
EXECUTION-WHICH
WOULD HALT THE EXECUTIONS BRIAN
SOT: "The Eastern District is
essentially saying to us, Let's
stop. Let the legal process
evaluate the inmates' claims
completely, and then reconsider
the
executions. I don't view it as
likely that the
executions will move forward on
their
scheduled dates."
LOOKLIVE: IF THE EXECUTIONS ARE
BLOCKED THROUGH THE END OF THE
MONTH----THE LETHAL DRUGS NEEDED
FOR THE EXECUTION WILL
EXPIRE---IT'S LIKELY THE INMATES
WON'T BE EXECUTED FOR QUITE SOME
TIME. IN THE STUDIO, MEGHAN KEE,
40/29 NEWS
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