New Florida Death Penalty Drug Raises Questions

Is State's New Death Penalty Drug 'Cruel And Unusual Punishment'?
The lethal injection chamber of the South Dakota State Penitentiary is seen on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012. The state is preparing the upcoming executions of two inmates; Eric Robert and Donald Moeller, convicted of separate crimes that occurred more than two decades apart. The men are expected to be executed on as-of-yet unannounced dates yet this month or early next month. (AP Photo/Amber Hunt)
The lethal injection chamber of the South Dakota State Penitentiary is seen on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012. The state is preparing the upcoming executions of two inmates; Eric Robert and Donald Moeller, convicted of separate crimes that occurred more than two decades apart. The men are expected to be executed on as-of-yet unannounced dates yet this month or early next month. (AP Photo/Amber Hunt)

TALLAHASSEE -- Florida is switching to an untried drug for lethal injections, and death row lawyers are poised to fight the change, calling it a potential violation of the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment.

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