Ignorance of the law is no defense should apply as well to those who claim ignorance because they were using drugs when they committed a crime. Taylor’s claim that lethal injection is cruel and unusual punishment, hardly holds water in light of what he did to Ann Harrison. Once again the appeals situation is out of hand – who is paying these lawyers to keep appealing for Taylor? The State, i.e., the tax payers? That is probably a crime in itself.
I’ll give Judge Alito a pass on this one but I sure would like to read his opinion.
"Taylor’s claim that lethal injection is cruel and unusual punishment, hardly holds water in light of what he did to Ann Harrison."
Since a an injection is so cruel and unusual, maybe Alito is considering letting Taylor be executed in the same manner as he murdered Ann Harrison.
"In 1989, Ann Harrison was kidnapped while she waited for the school bus. Her body was found several days later in the trunk of a stolen car, where she was left after being stabbed to death."