A Prolonged Execution in Arizona Leads to a Temporary Halt - NYTimes.com

A Prolonged Execution in Arizona Leads to a Temporary Halt - NYTimes.com: "PHOENIX — The Arizona attorney general on Thursday called a temporary halt to executions in the state, a day after the convicted killer Joseph R. Wood III died one hour and 57 minutes after his execution began. Death penalty experts said it was one of the longest times it has taken in the United States for drugs to kill a condemned man."

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