Appeals court hears arguments over Ohio's execution method

A federal appeals court is hearing arguments over the constitutionality of Ohio's new three-drug execution method.At issue before the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati on Wednesday is the effectiveness of the first drug used in the method, a sedative called midazolam.Midazolam has been used in problematic executions in Arizona, Arkansas and Ohio in which inmates didn't appear fully sedated before the second and third drugs took effect.Lawyers opposing midazolam say it creates an un