08 February 2018 :
Appeals court says Ohio execution method constitutional. A federal appeals court has upheld the constitutionality of Ohio's lethal injection method 2 weeks before a scheduled execution. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati says 2 inmates challenging the 3-drug method haven't proven the process poses an unacceptable risk of pain and suffering. The court on Thursday upheld a judge's ruling last year on arguments brought by Alva Campbell and Raymond Tibbetts. Prison officials stopped Campbell's execution in November after they couldn't find a usable vein. He remains on death row. Tibbetts is scheduled to die Feb. 13 for killing a man in 1997. GOP Gov. John Kasich is considering Tibbetts' request for mercy. A juror who recommended death for Tibbetts asked Kasich this week to spare the inmate.
