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Death-penalty cases in Franklin County becoming rarer

(The Columbus Dispatch © 11/03/2008)

The 36-year-old truck driver from the North Side said he favors the death penalty for those convicted of the most-heinous crimes.

Long wait for Cooey's execution finally ends 

(Ohio.com © 10/14/2008)

LUCASVILLE: Twenty-five people gathered in a cramped, concrete-walled room to watch Richard Wade Cooey take his last breath.

Ohio To Cooey: Forget About It

(AkronNewsNow.com © 9/20/2008)

The state is urging a judge to reject an Akron condemned inmate's request to delay his execution while he argues he can't be put to death humanely.

Cooey Cites Electric Chair in Challenge of Death Sentence

(Cantonrep.com © 9/23/2008)

COLUMBUS A killer facing the first execution in Ohio in more than a year said he can't be put to death by injection because he was sentenced to die by electric chair.

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