Arkansas will move forward with a series of executions after the state Supreme Court overturned a lower court ruling blocking the lethal injection. The ruling clears the path for the execution of Ledell Lee on Thursday evening, the state's first in 12 years. Lee will be executed at the Cummins Unit in south-east Arkansas, after his third request to stay the execution was denied. The ruling on Thursday paves the way for the series of executions the state had planned this month. Like many US states, Arkansas has struggled to find the drugs it needs to carry out executions.

Source: The Star April 20, 2017 23:15 UTC