Ohio Inmate Says He’s Too Fat For Execution
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A death row inmate scheduled for execution in October said he’s so fat that Ohio executioners would have trouble finding his veins.
Lawyers for Richard Cooey argue in a federal lawsuit that Cooey had poor veins when he faced execution five years ago and that the problem has been worsened by weight gain. The lawsuit said Cooey is 5-feet, 7-inches tall and weighs about 270 pounds. The lawsuit also said a drug Cooey is taking for migraine headaches could diminish the effectiveness of the first of three drugs Ohio uses in its execution process. Cooey was sentenced to die for raping and murdering two female University of Akron students in 1986.
Rich’s Note: This reminds me of what Jeffrey Lundgren tried to argue when filing a lawsuit to stop his execution back in October of 2006. At the time, the lead prosecutor on the Lundgren case, Steve LaTourette, said the following: “The decision is ludicrous. The notion that someone can eat their way out of the death penalty and lethal injection is repugnant to decent Americans. If that’s the case, perhaps we should shoot him in the head execution-style like he did the five members of the Avery family”. That comment applies here as well. Here’s hoping the October execution is not delayed and justice is served!
Source: NewsNet5.com, August 4, 2008.
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