Appeals court hears arguments over Ohio’s execution method

CINCINNATI (AP) — 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 (mih-DAY’-zoh-lam). Midazolam has been used in problematic […]