Attorneys representing Scott Dozier have pushed to ensure that his lethal injection is carried out humanely, but after more than an hour of argument on Monday, they told a judge in Las Vegas that they were not asking her to postpone the execution.
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A paralyzing drug could cause “cruel pain and suffering” and lead to a “horrifying experience” for a condemned inmate, an anesthesiologist testified Friday, just 11 days before convicted killer Scott Dozier is scheduled to die by lethal injection.
Jurors are expected to hear opening statements early next week from lawyers representing the lead defendants in a 2014 standoff with federal agents, including rancher Cliven Bundy and two of his sons.
Arturo Martinez took the witness stand Thursday during the death penalty trial of Bryan Clay, who is accused of raping and killing the man’s wife and 10-year-old daughter in April 2012.
A civil rights organization filed a class-action lawsuit Thursday against the state of Nevada, alleging systemic failures in its public representation of defendants who cannot afford lawyers.
A convicted sex offender was ordered to serve 5 to 12 1/2 years behind bars Wednesday for trying to assault a woman at the Wynn valet.