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STARKE, Fla. (AP) -- A convicted killer who had argued that Florida's use of lethal injections amounted to cruel and unusual punishment was put to death by lethal injection Wednesday night after the U.S. Supreme Court narrowly denied him another stay.
Clarence Hill, 48, was executed for the 1982 murder of a Pensacola police officer in a savings and loan robbery.
Hill, of Mobile, Ala., was pronounced dead at 6:12 p.m., never getting a hearing on the merits of his contention that the chemicals used in Florida's lethal injection procedure caused extreme pain and were unconstitutional.
He stared straight at the ceiling and did not reply when asked if he had a last statement. He was wearing a white skullcap, and his head was
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Clarence Hill, 48, was executed for the 1982 murder of a Pensacola police officer in a savings and loan robbery.
Hill, of Mobile, Ala., was pronounced dead at 6:12 p.m., never getting a hearing on the merits of his contention that the chemicals used in Florida's lethal injection procedure caused extreme pain and were unconstitutional.
He stared straight at the ceiling and did not reply when asked if he had a last statement. He was wearing a white skullcap, and his head was
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