Florida set to execute with drug not previously used in lethal injections
By Reuters
25 August 2017 |
8:00 am
Florida is scheduled on Thursday to put to death convicted murderer Mark James Asay by lethal injection that includes the drug etomidate never before used in a U.S. execution.
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