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Arkansas Supreme Court declares execution law unconstitutional, siding with death row inmates
• AP“It is evident to this court that the Legislature has abdicated its
responsibility and passed to the executive branch, in this case the
(Arkansas Department of Correction), the unfettered discretion to
determine all protocol and procedures, most notably the chemicals to be
used, for a state execution,” Justice Jim Gunter wrote in the
five-justice majority opinion.