1. What crime did both Ralph Baze and Thomas Bowling commit that led to their death penalty sentences?

2. How many states use the lethal injection procedure to carry out the death penalty sentences?

3. On what grounds are Baze and Bowling challenging their sentences?

4. a) Define moratorium.
b) How would a victory for Baze and Bowling affect all states using lethal injection?

5. Guidelines from the American Veterinary Medical Association prohibit the use of potassium chloride in euthanasia unless a qualified technician can determine the animal is in a "surgical plane of anesthesia." For what reason have several leading hospitals approved the use of lethal injections of potassium chloride?

6. Describe the objections some of the justices have had to Baze and Bowlings' appeal.

7. This Supreme Court case is not about whether the death penalty is an acceptable punishment, but rather the death penalty method used. Think about why Baze and Bowling are challenging their sentences.
a) List some of the other methods that are or have been used in capital punishment in the U.S.
b) Do you think that any of these are free from torturous, excruciating pain?
c) What rights do you think a convicted murderer should have in his execution?