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February 26, 2014

Missouri Executes 4th Prisoner in 4 Months 
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Missouri has executed its fourth prisoner in four months. Michael Taylor
was injected with the lethal drug pentobarbital following his conviction
of the rape and murder of a 15-year-old girl. His attorneys had warned
the drug, purchased from an unnamed compounding pharmacy, could cause
immense suffering. They had also questioned Missouri's practice of
executing prisoners before appeals are exhausted. Late last month,
Missouri executed Herbert Smulls just minutes before the U.S. Supreme
Court ruled on an appeal.

 

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