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1983 Action Deemed Successive Habeas Petition; Reversed by Supreme Court
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action, alleging that death by lethal injection causes pain and unnecessary suffering that constitutes cruel and unusual punishment, is the "functional equivalent" of a habeas claim.
The ruling comes in an action by Florida death row prisoner ...
The ruling comes in an action by Florida death row prisoner ...
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