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Tuesday, 26 August 2008
An inmate on Ohio's death row is asking for clemency, saying he's so fat that executioners would have trouble finding his veins for a lethal injection.
Lawyers for condemned killer Richard Cooey and several relatives of the 2
college students he killed are planning to attend a Monday morning hearing
to argue for and against his execution.
Cooey stands 5 feet, 7 inches tall and weighs 267 pounds.
The Ohio Parole Board will make a recommendation to Gov. Ted Strickland
after the hearing. Strickland can follow the board's ruling or make his
own decision.
Cooey made a similar request in 2003 but was turned down.
His execution is scheduled for Oct. 14.
(source: Associated Press)