Originally published July 29, 2010 at 8:57 AM | Page modified July 29, 2010 at 10:34 AM

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High court lifts stay after state changes execution cocktail

The state Supreme Court has lifted the stay of execution for Cal Coburn Brown.

Associated Press Writer

OLYMPIA, Wash. —

The state Supreme Court has lifted the stay of execution for Cal Coburn Brown.

The high court unanimously ruled Thursday that Brown's claims that the state's execution process is unconstitutional was moot because of a recent change made by the state Department of Corrections.

Earlier this year, the state changed its method of execution from a three-drug cocktail to a one-drug system. Last year, the high court issued the stay just hours before Coburn was set to die for torturing and killing a Burien woman in 1991. The state can now reschedule the execution, but the earliest it could happen is September.

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I'm sure if the State needs some help, that there are some people in Burien that would have no problem giving this poor excuse of a human, a... Posted on July 29, 2010 at 9:42 AM by CRAZIEHORSE. Jump to comment

They should offer up 4 choices to those on death row... hanged by the neck. firing squad. electrocution. or the lethal injection. your... Posted on July 29, 2010 at 10:31 AM by Glen Quagmire 69. Jump to comment

Wheels of justice really drag out huh. Posted on July 29, 2010 at 10:16 AM by Boise Blue. Jump to comment

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