OLYMPIA — The state Supreme Court will hear arguments on the constitutionality of the state’s execution process.
Thursday morning, the high court will hear debate on whether one aspect of a lawsuit filed by a death row inmate who is challenging the constitutionality of death penalty procedures is now moot because of a recent change made by the state Department of Corrections.
Earlier this month, the state revealed that it was changing its method of execution from a three-drug cocktail to a one-drug system.
The court also will consider whether the department has the authority to draft execution policy and whether lethal injection violates federal laws because a doctor doesn’t obtain or administer the drugs.
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