State thwarted from executions. Again.

Cincinnati’s 6th Circuit Court of Appeals has just thwarted the State of Ohio from executing a number inmates planned for this year. The ruling rejected the state’s proposed use of a controversial sedative called midalozam. The drug acts as a sedative to render the condemned prisoner unconscious, at which time the vecuronium bromide and potassium chloride are administered, stopping the prisoner’s breathing and heart, respectively. Critics point to several botched execution attempts while using the drug.

Ohio has not executed anyone since January 2014. According to Deathpenaltyinfo.org, Raymond Tibbets had been scheduled for execution April 12. Tibbets was convicted for the 1997 double-murder of his wife and landlord.

As a result of the ruling Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine may elect to appeal to the full Appeals Court or the U.S. Supreme Court.

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