Harbison v. Little

MEMORANDUM

ALETA A. TRAUGER, District Judge.

This bench trial was on claims brought by the plaintiff under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that the defendants’ newly adopted lethal injection protocol violates his Eighth Amendment right to be free from cruel and unusual punishments. In accordance with Rule 52 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the court enters judgment for the plaintiff and sets forth herein its findings of fact and conclusions of law.

Procedural Background

The plaintiff, Edward Jerome Harbison, was convicted of first degree murder for beating Edith Russell to death during the…