Fat defense fails, inmate executed OHIO----impending execution
2 appellate courts gave the go-ahead Thursday for the execution of Richard Cooey. The Ohio Supreme Court rejected Cooey's argument that prison food and limited opportunities to exercise have contributed to a weight problem that would ...
Ohio high : Execution of Richard Cooey to proceed
Haraz Ghanbari/AP fileRichard Cooey gestures during an interview in July 2003 at the Mansfield Correctional Institution in Mansfield, Ohio, where he has been on death row....
Supreme Court rejects obese Ohio inmates appeal
Supreme Court rejects Ohio inmate's claim he's too obese for execution; 1 appeal remaining.
Supreme Court rejects obese Ohio inmate's appeal
State officials said prison staff examined Cooey's veins and found no problems that would interfere with the execution. Cooey has one more appeal pending before the court. It argues Ohio's method for lethal injections could cause an ...
Ohio death row inmate appeals to US Supreme Court
CINCINNATI - Lawyers for an Ohio death row inmate who unsuccessfully argued that his obesity prevents humane lethal injection filed an appeal Friday with the US Supreme Court to halt his execution, planned for next week. ... Environmental Social Network