Schwarzenegger changes strategy in execution debate

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In a bid to hasten the return to capital punishment, California will submit revised lethal injection rules for public review rather than keep appealing court decisions that deemed them illegal.
By Carol J. Williams and Maura Dolan
February 24, 2009
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and his lawyers have switched strategies in the legal battle to resume executions, agreeing to submit revised lethal injection protocols for public review rather than continue appealing state court decisions that the redrafted rules are illegal.


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FOR THE RECORD: An earlier version of this article said U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel imposed a moratorium on executions in California. Fogel issued a ruling that led to the state's moratorium.