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Abdur'Rahman v. Bredesen

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided October 17, 2005No. M2003-01767-SC-R11-CVPublishedCited by 78 opinions

1Opinion of the Court 1

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2Opinion of the Court · AndersonE. Riley Anderson, C.J.

in which FRANK F. DROWOTA, III, ADOLPHO A. BIRCH, JR., JANICE M. HOLDER, and WILLIAM M. BARKER, JJ., joined.

We granted review to address several issues regarding the Tennessee Department of Correction’s protocol for executing inmates who have been sentenced to death by lethal injection. After our review of the record and applicable authority, we conclude that the lethal injection protocol in Tennessee, which includes intravenous injections of sodium Pentothal, pancuroni-um bromide, and potassium chloride, (1) does not violate the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution or…

3Cases cited35 opinions

  1. Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. County of Sacramento v. LewisSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  3. In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. Fuentes v. ShevinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. Solem v. HelmSupreme Court of the United States · 1983

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4Cited by78 opinions

  1. State v. BanksTennessee Supreme Court · 2008
  2. State v. HesterTennessee Supreme Court · 2010
  3. State v. JordanTennessee Supreme Court · 2010
  4. Philip Workman v. Governor Phil BredesenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2007
  5. State of Tennessee v. Prince AdamsTennessee Supreme Court · 2013

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