A death row inmate in Ohio convicted of murdering a teenage boy wants to be executed by firing squad instead of lethal injection because he has weak veins.
Lawyers for Alva Campbell — who is scheduled to be executed next month — argue that a lethal injection would harm him whereas the firing squad method would not require access to his veins. A nurse last month was unable to find veins on his arms to insert an IV tube.
A federal judge rejected Campbell’s lawyers’ firing squad argument on Tuesday, saying the inmate during a recent hearing didn’t provide sufficient evidence to prove why that method was suitable for him.
His lawyers said they were disappointed with the judge’s decision and are planning to appeal their client’s case.
Gov. John Kasich in 2015 ruled out using firing squads for executions.
The 69-year-old inmate uses a walker, has an external colostomy bag and undergoes treatment for his breathing. He also may have lung cancer, his lawyers and court records say.
The Ohio Parole Board rejected his request for clemency in October. Kasich has the final say.
In 1997, Campbell snatched a Franklin County sheriff deputy’s gun while on his way to a court hearing on armed robbery charges. He then carjacked and fatally shot 18-year-old Charles Dials in the head, court records show.
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