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Ohio Man Sentenced to Death Says He's 'Too Fat' for Lethal Injection

AP: Lawyers for Richard Cooey argue in a federal lawsuit that Cooey—5-feet-7 and 267 pounds—had poor veins when he faced execution five years ago and the problem has been worsened by weight gain.


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