U.S. top court sharply divided on Oklahoma execution drug

[Yahoo! News]

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By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared sharply split as it considered a case brought by three death row inmates challenging Oklahoma's method of execution by lethal injection as a violation of the U.S. Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment. Conservatives on the court seemed likely to side with the state but the likely swing vote, Justice Anthony Kennedy, said little to indicate how he would vote. Richard Glossip, John Grant and Benjamin Cole, the convicted murderers challenging the state's procedures, argue the sedative used by Oklahoma, midazolam, is unsuitable for executions.

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