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Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Richard Cooey is not too fat to be executed. Awhile back (article), PlanetBears mentioned that death row inmate Richard Cooey was making a plea that he was too fat to be executed for a double murder he committed over 22 years ago. At 5'7 and 267 pounds, he was worried that they will not be able to execute him properly due to bad veins from his obesity. His plea, however, was not accepted and Cooey was executed as scheduled, so says this CNN story.

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Tuesday, August 5, 2008

This is an interesting article that I found on CNN this morning. It's about an inmate, Richard Cooey, who is making the plea that he's 'too fat to execute'. Cooey is 5'7" and weighs 267 pounds. He murdered 2 women back in 1986 and is scheduled to be executed on October 14th.

Seems Cooey is taking a drug for migraines, one which could affect the execution process. Also, Cooey has bad veins, and he's afraid that they have worsened in the past 5 years, as he's been gaining weight. Why does it worry him that he has bad vein? It's because he is reminded of what happened to Christopher Newton (video), an inmate that was executed a year ago. From Wiki: "The controversy surrounding Newton's execution was primarily attributed to the many problems associated with the administration of the injection. In particular, because he weighed 265 pounds, Newton's veins were very difficult to find. It took over two hours and 10 attempts before the execution was completed. It took so long that Newton was given a bathroom break".