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Georgia Prison Doctor Sued for Illegally Importing Drugs Used to Execute Troy Davis
Loaded on May 15, 2013
by David Reutter
by David M. ReutterOn June 20, 2011, the Southern Center for Human Rights (SCHR) filed a complaint with the Georgia Composite Medical Board against Dr. Carlo Musso, seeking the revocation or suspension of his medical license for illegally importing and distributing sodium thiopental, one of the three drugs used …
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