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Saturday, January 18, 2014

After 26-minute execution in Ohio, concerns raised over lethal injection

By Ben Axelson | baxelson@syracuse.com The Post-Standard
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on January 18, 2014 at 4:04 PM, updated January 18, 2014 at 4:10 PM
Dennis McGuire's execution on Thursday took 26 minutes from the time the drugs were administered to when he was pronounced dead, according to The Associated Press.
During that time he "gasped, made snorting sounds and repeatedly opened and shut his mouth," according to the report.
McGuire, 53, was sentenced to death in 1989 for the rape and stabbing death of Joy Stewart, 22, who was seven months pregnant.
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