1 The State of Ohio, )
2 County of Lorain. ) SS:
3 IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
4 THE STATE OF OHIO, )
Plaintiff; )
5 vs. ) No. 04CR065940
RUBEN O. RIVERA, )
6 Defendant. )
7 THE STATE OF OHIO, )
Plaintiff; )
8 vs. ) No. 05CR068067
)
9 RONALD McCLOUD, )
Defendant. )
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11 MONDAY, APRIL 7, 2008 - VOLUME I
APPEARANCES:
12 Appearing on behalf of the State of Ohio:
Lorain County Prosecutor's Office,
13 Dennis P. Will, Lorain County Prosecutor, by
Anthony D. Cillo, Assistant County Prosecutor
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Billie Jo Belcher, Assistant County Prosecutor;
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Appearing on behalf of the State of Ohio,
16 Marc Dann, Ohio Attorney General, by
Stephen E. Maher, Assistant Attorney General;
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Appearing on behalf of the State of Ohio,
18 Ohio Department of Corrections, by
Gregory Trout, Chief Legal Counsel;
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Appearing on behalf of Defendant Ruben Rivera:
20 Kreig Brusnahan, Esq.
and
21 American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio Foundation, by
Jeffrey M. Gamso, Esq.;
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Appearing on behalf of Defendant Ronald McCloud:
23 Daniel G. Wightman, Esq.
and
24 American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio Foundation, by
Jeffrey M. Gamso, Esq.
25 ALSO PRESENT: Milagros Pepple, Translator.
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1 The State of Ohio, )
2 County of Lorain. ) SS:
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4 IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
5 THE STATE OF OHIO, )
Plaintiff; )
6 vs. ) No. 04CR065940
RUBEN O. RIVERA, )
7 Defendant. )
8 THE STATE OF OHIO, )
Plaintiff; )
9 vs. ) No. 05CR068067
)
10 RONALD McCLOUD, )
Defendant. )
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MONDAY, APRIL 7, 2008 - VOLUME I
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BE IT REMEMBERED, that on Monday, the 7th day of
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April, 2008, being one of the regular days of the April
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term of said court, before the Honorable James M. Burge,
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the Presiding Judge of said court, the above-captioned
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causes came on for hearing upon Defendants' Motion to
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Declare the Lethal Injection Protocol Unconstitutional.
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1 MORNING SESSION, MONDAY, APRIL 7, 2008
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3 (JOINT EXHIBIT A MARKED FOR IDENTIFICATION.)
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5 THE COURT: Let the record reflect that we're
6 here pursuant to an adjournment last Thursday in the case
7 of State of Ohio versus Ruben Rivera, Case Number
8 04CR065940, and State of Ohio versus Ronald McCloud, Case
9 Number 05CR068067.
10 The record should reflect in this case that
11 Attorney Rivera is represented by -- excuse me --
12 Defendant Rivera is repre