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Hospira Inc. has decided to stop producing their anesthetic that is frequently used to terminate the life of those who are faced with charges like murder meriting the death penalty. A study shares further insight, that a drug company, Hospira Inc., that is based in Lake Forest, Illinois has chosen to discontinue the production of their drug: thiopental sodium. This drug is commonly used by many states when the lethal injection becomes necessary.

This decision has thrown a permanent hitch in the justice systems process of capital punishment. Though, it might be possible to switch to a different drug, for the use of lethal injections, a switch like that requires a great deal of paper work, and approval—something that certainly wouldn’t be happening overnight. According to a report, since the drug company’s choice to halt production, many prisons have already run out of thiopental sodium, causing a delay in executions. The company planned to resume their production that was based out of their Italian plant, but a person explains, that the Italian government refused to have this Italian-made drug used in lethal injections.

However, a substitute drug has surfaced: pentobarbital. This drug was commonly used to euthanize animals in Oklahoma, but due to the shortage of thiopental sodium, the drug was approved by a US District Judge and used as to no longer further delay the execution of two Oklahoma inmates. In the early 1970’s Oklahoma was the first state to approve the use of thipental sodium in lethal injections, and perhaps they may be the state to lead the way again, promoting the use of a new drug in lethal injections that will put our nation’s capital punishment system back on track.

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Federal court authorities plan to move the trial of alleged Tucson gunman Jared Lee Loughner to San Diego due to the extensive publicity following the Jan. 8 shooting that killed six and critically wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz). Among those killed was the state’s chief federal judge, John M. Roll. Rep. Giffords was holding a rally at a shopping center when the shootings took place, according to a reporter.

Larry A. Burns, a federal judge based in San Diego, has been appointed to hear the case due to Arizona judges recusing themselves from hearing the trial. It is expected that Lougher’s legal team will request the change of venue. It is anticipated that prosecutors will vehemently oppose any attempts to have the trial moved out of the state of Arizona a source stated.

If moved, the trial will most likely be moved to San Diego, first because the Burns is based there and secondly because San Diego is the closest federal district. Although change of venues for trials are not granted on a regular basis, high-profile cases are generally given special consideration. For example, the trials for Timothy J. McVeigh and Terry L. Nichols were moved from Oklahoma City to Denver due to the publicity after the Oklahoma City bombing, offers a person close to the case.

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A popular Portuguese celebrity journalist was found murdered and mutilated in his New York hotel room, a friend was told by police. The police said the victim had told a close friend that he had started to feel threatened by his young lover.

The victim was a gay activist and society columnist. He was beaten to death. His scrotum was also severed with a wine glass that had been broken during a fight with his lover, who is a fashion model.

The 65-year-old journalist was found in a puddle of his own blood. He was found face up in his room at Inter Continental New York Times Square hotel room on W. 44th St.

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A Judge shared with a confident about having Public Defenders show to the newspaper media, the billing records for the defense provided to two murders who were convicted. The battle in court was long and costly over this matter. There were a lot of mixed feelings about this in the media and in the judicial system.

The Judge told a source that the Supreme Court in Washington State made the ruling quite succinctly. Apparently, the double murders that took place in 2005 came with billing record that were suspicious and that is why the Judge determined that it should be exposed. The defendants had cost the taxpayers up to two million dollars in the defense of their case. It was when the newspaper sued for the information that it was demanded to be released.

The Judge indicated to the audience that the ruling that one of the defendant’s cost for the case had to be revealed, but the other defendant’s billing record was not forced to be released. The newspaper media has reported that the public needs to know about these things since they are the ones paying for these costs. It was a good victory for those who were eligible to know these things.

A man who was originally charged with attempted murder for spitting on an emergency room nurse had his charges reduced to felony and misdemeanor assault. He was also charged with harassment, reports a source.

The man, who knew he had Hepatitis C, deliberately spat on an Emergency Room nurse as she tried to restrain him. The man was considered dangerous because he stated he was suicidal and planned to kill himself, according to a report.

While emergency workers attempted to restrain him, the man threatened to spit on anyone who tried to restrain him. The source states the man proceeded to spit in the face of a nurse. Because the man was infected with Hepatitis C, the nurse is currently being tested for the virus.

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The Family finally got to sit down and have a child support hearing for their case. Their family is involved in a confusing and bitter child custody and child support case, reports a family friend. The case involved the mother, who was murdered, the father who does not have custody and the little boy. Details were not released on the outcome of the hearing or if they reached a settlement even.

The friend says that immediately after a custody exchange with their son, the mother was murdered when she went back to her car. It was later determined at another trial that the mother-in-law was the one who killed her. She did not like the fact that her son and the mother were in a custody dispute over the kids, so she killed the mother. The murder happened in the spring of 2009.

Since the case involved the mother of the father, the father lost custody. There were no details given to the court about if he helped to plan the murder or had even suggested it to his mother. The mother of the child in the custody dispute won full custody of their grandchild. This care was to determine what child support the father was to pay to the grandparents, since they are raising the child. The custody trial was in 2010 and was a long, painful ordeal for all involved since the mother of the child was no longer present. Reports a New York Criminal Lawyer

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The murder of a 23-year-old woman has brought sorrow to many, in particular to a Bronx man who dated her for most of a year.

“It’s a tragic situation,” the 27-year-old man told authorities. “It’s shocking.”

The Bronx man was still in contact with the young woman and considered her a friend. He knew he was living with a new boyfriend, the man now suspected of slashing the woman’s face before stabbing her to death in sudden rage. The Bronx man said he’d never heard the victim say anything bad about the suspect who will be charged with the felony.