The first inmate to die by lethal injection in Ohio in more than a year argued to the end that his obesity would make it difficult for prison staff to find suitable veins in his arms to deliver the deadly chemicals. During preparations for his execution Tuesday ...

Ohio executed a 5-foot-7, 267-pound double murderer Tuesday who argued his obesity made death by lethal injection inhumane. Richard Cooey, 41, had argued in numerous legal challenges that his weight problem would make it difficult for prison staff to find suitable veins to deliver the deadly ...

A convicted rapist and murderer was put to death in Ohio Tuesday after failing to convince courts he would suffer unduly during lethal injection because he was overweight. Richard Cooey, 41, died at 10:28 am (1428 GMT), according to Andrea Carson, a spokeswoman for the prison in Lucasville, Ohio who was present for the execution. Carson there was no ...

Lawyers for an Ohio death row inmate who unsuccessfully argued that his obesity prevents humane lethal injection filed an appeal Friday with the U.S. Supreme Court to halt his execution, planned for next week. The Ohio public defender's office filed the application ...