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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Isabella Volmert

Indiana seeks first execution since 2009 after acquiring lethal injection drug, governor says

Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

Indiana Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb said the state will resume executions for the first time in over a decade after acquiring a drug used for lethal injections.

Holcomb said Wednesday that the state is seeking an execution date for Joseph Corcoran, a man convicted in the killings of four people in 1997. Republican Attorney General Todd Rokita filed a motion in Allen County Superior Court Wednesday to set an execution date.

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