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As Arizona prepares to execute its first death row inmate in two years, a retired judge who reviewed the execution protocol claims the lethal injection procedure is “flawed.” He is skeptical of the deadly cocktail set to be used in Wednesday’s execution. Casey Torres has more.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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As Arizona prepares to execute its first death row inmate in two years, a retired judge who reviewed the execution protocol claims the lethal injection procedure is “flawed.” He is skeptical of the deadly cocktail set to be used in Wednesday’s execution. 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