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Capital punishment

Feb 8, 2011

Arizona schedules executions on March 29, April 5

The Arizona Supreme Court said Tuesday it will give the state the go-ahead to execute Daniel Wayne Cook.

Jan 6, 2011

UK company supplied execution drugs to Arizona

A British company supplied the three drugs used to execute death-row inmates to a prison in Arizona, anti-death penalty advocates said Thursday.

Dec 13, 2010

UpClose with Dale Baich: Public defender talks death penalty, sodium thiopental and Jeffrey Landrigan

Dale Baich knows about life on death row – for the past 15 years, he has been defending Arizona’s death-row inmates in federal court.

Nov 30, 2010

Arizona court orders briefing on execution motion

The Arizona Supreme Court wants the state to respond to legal briefs filed on behalf of a death row inmate before the justices decide whether to order his execution.

Oct 27, 2010

Arizona execution takes place after long wait

It was clear from the outset that Arizona's execution of death row inmate Jeffrey Landrigan wouldn't be a smooth process.

Oct 27, 2010

Arizona executes inmate after stay is lifted

Arizona has executed Jeffrey Landrigan for a 1989 murder in the state's first execution since 2007.

Oct 26, 2010

AZ execution scheduled for 10 am remains on hold

Arizona inmate Jeffrey Landrigan was scheduled to die at 10 a.m. Arizona time Tuesday.

Oct 26, 2010

AZ Supreme Court denies motion to stay execution

The Arizona Supreme Court has denied a motion to stay the execution of inmate Jeffrey Landrigan over DNA evidence.

Oct 25, 2010

Judge blocks Arizona execution due to drug issue

A federal judge on Monday blocked the scheduled execution of an Arizona death row inmate, saying more time was needed to consider a challenge to the use of a knockout drug from an unidentified manufacturer.

Oct 25, 2010

Court battles continue on eve of Arizona execution

Arizona death row inmate Jeffrey Landrigan's scheduled execution is just a day away, and action is expected in both state and federal courts Monday as his lawyers try to block it.

Oct 20, 2010

US company not source of Landrigan execution drug

A knockout drug that Arizona plans to use in an upcoming execution was not made by the sole U.S. manufacturer, which means it likely came from another country, attorneys said during and after a state Supreme Court hearing Wednesday.

Oct 19, 2010

Arizona execution caught in drug supply debate

Claims based on politics, untested evidence and an undisclosed source for a drug in short supply will be debated as Arizona officials wrangle with lawyers for a death row inmate scheduled to be put to death in the state's first execution since 2007.

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