IN RE OHIO EXECUTION PROTOCOL LITIGATION

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Erin G. Barnhart , OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellants. Charles L. Wille , OFFICE OF THE OHIO ATTORNEY GENERAL, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Allen L. Bohnert , OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO, Columbus, Ohio, Randall Porter , Kimberly S. Rigby , Rachel Troutman , OFFICE OF THE OHIO PUBLIC DEFENDER, Columbus, Ohio, Timothy F. Sweeney , LAW OFFICE OF TIMOTHY FARRELL SWEENEY, Cleveland, Ohio, S. Adele Shank , LAW OFFICE OF S. ADELE SHANK, Columbus, Ohio, Lawrence J. Greger , GREGER LAW OFFICE, Dayton, Ohio, Vicki Werneke , FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, Cleveland, Ohio, Laurence E. Komp , Manchester, Missouri, for Appellants. Charles L. Wille , Thomas Madden , OFFICE OF THE OHIO ATTORNEY GENERAL, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellees.

SILER, J., delivered the opinion of the court in which NORRIS, J., joined. STRANCH, J. (pp. 240-44), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.