Newton execution draws more criticism:  Alan Johnson has this article in the Columbus Dispatch, entitled "Ohio draws criticism for drawn-out executions; State's lethal-injection process seriously flawed, expert says."

Excerpt:
With the two most troubled lethal injections in the country on its record, Ohio should scrupulously review or halt executions, a national expert said yesterday.

Deborah Denno, a professor of criminal law at the Fordham University School of Law, concluded that in light of delays in Thursday's execution of Christopher J. Newton, "problems with lethal injection in Ohio have been recurring and only becoming worse."

"The state's protocol revisions, paltry to begin with, are entirely ineffective," she told The Dispatch. "Even when the Department of (Rehabilitation and) Correction is doing what it thinks is its very best, and people know they're being watched, it's not working well." ...

• AP has this timeline of the Newton execution.
• More information on Newton execution is here.