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Death Row Inmate claiming to be "too fat", executed in Ohio

wkyc.com — Convicted murderer, Richard Cooey, has been executed for the 1986 murders of two female University of Akron students. His attorneys had argued that his weight problem could make it difficult for prison staff to access a vein.

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  • Hosalabad, on 10/14/2008, -0/+5I'm sure the attorneys wouldn't have had a problem with prison staff accessing a vein if he needed an IV for health care.
  • thegamingguy, on 10/14/2008, -0/+4His last meal is being called his "special meal". I didn't realize we were that sensitive about food hours before a man is to be executed.
  • sarahbrown43, on 10/14/2008, -0/+4"Cooey had argued his life should be spared because his obesity would make execution by lethal injection inhumane." Like murdering two women isn't...
  • bakkouz, on 10/14/2008, -1/+5That's old news. He got executed already.
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