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Baze v. Rees

Kentucky Supreme Court

Decided November 22, 2006No. 2005-SC-0543-MRPublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court by

Justice WINTERSHEIMER.

This appeal is from a decision of the circuit court denying relief sought by Baze and Bowling in the form of a declaratory judgment. This action was filed in accordance with CR 57, which outlines the procedure for obtaining a declaratory judgment pursuant to KRS 418.040.

The single issue is whether the lethal injection provisions for execution protocol violate or threaten to violate the rights of Baze and Bowling to be free from cruel and unusual punishment.

Baze and Bowling argue that the lethal injection method is cruel and unusual punishment…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Trop v. DullesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  3. Weems v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
  4. Sanders v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1990
  5. Bowling v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1997

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Baze v. ReesSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
  2. Raby v. LivingstonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2010
  3. Philip Workman v. Governor Phil BredesenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2007
  4. Lightbourne v. McCollumSupreme Court of Florida · 2007
  5. Meece v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2011

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