Legal Opinion
Emmett v. Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 16, 2008No. 07-18PublishedCited by 251 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge TRAXLER wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge SHEDD joined. Judge GREGORY wrote a dissenting opinion.
OPINION
TRAXLER, Circuit Judge:
Christopher Scott Emmett brought this action under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 (West 2003), asserting that the Commonwealth of Virginia’s method for lethal injection violates his right to be free of cruel and unusual punishment guaranteed by the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The district court granted summary judgment to the defendants. We affirm.
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Emmett was convicted by a jury of the robbery and capital…
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