Cooper v. Rimmer.

• Position: Cruel and unusual punishment - Brief Article

U.S. Appeals Court

LETHAL INJECTION

Cooper v. Rimmer, 379 F.3d 1029 (9th Cir. 2004). A state prisoner sentenced to death by lethal injection filed a [section] 1983 action, alleging that the lethal injection process violates the Eighth Amendment. The district court denied relief and the inmate appealed. The appeals court affirmed, finding that the prisoner failed to show that the lethal injection procedure involved an unnecessary risk of unconstitutional pain or suffering. The court found that...