{"id":209,"date":"2017-10-02T18:13:16","date_gmt":"2017-10-02T22:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.columbia.edu\/update-hamm-v-alabama\/?p=209"},"modified":"2017-10-02T18:13:16","modified_gmt":"2017-10-02T22:13:16","slug":"october-2-2017-counsel-submits-medical-report-to-alabama-supreme-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.law.columbia.edu\/update-hamm-v-alabama\/2017\/10\/02\/october-2-2017-counsel-submits-medical-report-to-alabama-supreme-court\/","title":{"rendered":"October 2, 2017 | Counsel Submits Medical Report to Alabama Supreme Court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I have not seen the exact protocol for venous access for lethal injection from the state of Alabama, but based on what I know from the David Nelson case, it is my opinion that the state is not equipped to achieve venous access in Mr. Hamm\u2019s case,&#8221; Dr. Mark Heath states after a thorough examination of Doyle Hamm&#8217;s veins. On October 2, 2017, counsel submitted Dr. Heath&#8217;s medical report to the Alabama Supreme Court. The prognosis is bleak: Mr. Hamm has no usable veins for lethal injection and the procedure is likely to be bloody and botched. 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