Another Ugly Execution By Lethal Injection

We've seen several reports of yesterday's grisly, botched execution of convicted murderer Joseph R. Wood III in Arizona, in which it took nearly two hours to execute him through lethal injection.  The case against using lethal injection as a means of execution is growing with each attempt in states like Oklahoma, Ohio, and Arizona that use lethal injections.  Arizona's Governor has ordered an investigation into the execution, and the State Supreme Court has directed State prison officials and the coroner to preserve the body and any of the remaining chemicals used in the execution.

Thirty-five states use lethal injection as their method of execution in capital crime cases.  If this latest, ugly mishap in Arizona doesn't cause them to re-examine their protocols, perhaps the courts will.