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State officials stick with execution protocol

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The Associated Press

Published: May 13, 2008

RALEIGH - The Council of State was not required to hear from death row inmates before revising execution procedures in North Carolina state attorneys say.
Attorneys for the council made the arguments in court documents this week. The panel of elected officials revised the execution protocol last year.
The Raleigh News & Observer reported today that the attorneys were responding to inmates' lawyers who said the panel acted illegally by not hearing from inmates or their representatives.
Council attorneys said the panel didn't have to hear from prisoners because inmates had appeal rights under state law.
The revision requires a doctor to monitor executions, but the state Medical Board has threatened to punish doctors involved. The fight, along with other legal challenges, has effectively put executions on hold in North Carolina.

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