· 9/9/2014
Willie Trottie v. Brad Livingston
Citations
- 766 F.3d 450
- 2014 WL 4428140
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- finding that uncertainty regarding the effect of an execution drug was not a “cognizable liberty interest” and, thus, did not trigger “a due process right to disclosure”
- “[W]e have held that an uncertainty as to the method of execution is not a cognizable liberty interest.” (citing Sepulvado v. Jindal, 729 F.3d 413, 420 (5th Cir. 2013))
- “A due process right to disclosure requires an inmate to show a cognizable liberty interest in obtaining information about execution protocols . . . . However, we have held that an uncertainty as to the method of execution is not a cognizable liberty interest.”
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Judges: Higginbotham, Davis, Elrod
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