Opinion ID: 1614209
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Heading: Mississippi's lethal injection procedure creates a substantial risk of serious harm in violation of the Eighth Amendment.

Text: ¶ 6. King failed to raise this issue at trial or on direct appeal. Therefore, this claim is procedurally barred by Mississippi Code Section 99-39-21(1) as set out above. However, notwithstanding the procedural bar, this claim is without merit pursuant to Bennett v. State, 990 So.2d 155, 161 (Miss.2008) (holding that Mississippi's lethal injection protocol does not violate the Eighth Amendment) (citing Baze v. Rees, 553 U.S. 35, 128 S.Ct. 1520, 170 L.Ed.2d 420 (2008)).