Arkansas Supreme Court Strikes Down Execution Law

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The AP reports:

The Arkansas Supreme Court struck down the state’s execution law Friday, calling it unconstitutional.

 

In a split decision, the high court sided with 10 death row inmates who argued that, under Arkansas’ constitution, only the Legislature can set execution policy. Legislators in 2009 voted to give that authority to the Department of Correction.

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