Lethal Injection Blocked Over Procedural Issue
By Eric Rich and John Wagner
Washington Post Staff Writers
Wednesday, December 20, 2006; Page B01
Maryland's highest court ruled yesterday that the state's procedure for carrying out executions was adopted improperly, a defect that the court said must be addressed before any more condemned inmates are put to death.
The unanimous ruling by the Court of Appeals moved the debate squarely into the political realm, where Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. (R) or his Democratic successor, Martin O'Malley, must act if executions are to resume.
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