A federal judge has refused to halt an Arizona execution planned for Wednesday after the state provided attorneys for convicted killer Clarence Dixon with documents outlining testing done on the drug it will use. abc15
Dixon’s lawyers said at a Saturday hearing that the state’s own testing showed that the sedative planned for Wednesday’s scheduled lethal injection has exceeded its expiration date.Arizona’s lawyers contend it will not expire until August.
Dixon's lawyers also want the state Supreme Court to rule he is mentally incompetent and can't be legally executed.
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