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By distinction, Florida’s use of this same three-drug proto col in 11 executions, see ante, at 28 (citing Brief for State of Florida as Amicus Curiae 1), tells us nearly nothing. The State, by contrast, provided completely no opposite evidence worth crediting. " id., at 223, and asserted that "the drug was not authorized by the FDA as a sole anesthetic as a result of after the usage of fairly large doses that had been ample to achieve the ceiling impact and produce induction of unconscious ness, the patients responded to the surgery," id., at 219. Thus, Dr. Lubarsky could not have been able to identify whether this effect could be reached at 40, 50, or 60 milli grams or some increased threshold, but he could specify that at no degree would midazolam reliably keep an inmate unconscious once the second and third drugs were delivered.5 These assertions were amply supported by the evidence of the style through which midazolam is and can be used. All three specialists agreed that midazolam is utilized as the sole sedative only in minor procedures. |
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