United States Sixth Circuit

Death row inmate's section 1983 challenge to Ohio's method of administering lethal injections is treated as a second habeas petition. Because it fails to meet the requirements for a second petition, permission to file it is denied.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/26/2004
• Published 02/26/2004

Judges

• KENNEDY, Circuit Judge., Before KENNEDY, SUHRHEINRICH and MOORE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Stephen A. Ferrell, Gregory W. Meyers, Ruth L. Tkacz, Public Defender's Office, Ohio Public Defender Commission, Columbus, OH, Robert A. Dixon, Cleveland, OH, for Appellants.