Opinion ID: 2485442
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Heading: Florida's Lethal Injection Protocols

Text: In his eleventh claim, Lukehart claims the postconviction court erred in summarily denying his challenge to the constitutionality of Florida's lethal injection protocols. As Lukehart correctly concedes, this Court has repeatedly rejected this claim. See, e.g., Davis v. State, 26 So.3d 519, 525 n. 3 (Fla.2009), cert. denied, ___, U.S.___, 130 S.Ct. 3509, 177 L.Ed.2d 1097 (2010); Reese, 14 So.3d at 919; Tompkins v. State, 994 So.2d 1072, 1081 (Fla.2008). Florida's current lethal injection protocol passes muster under any of the risk-based standards considered by the Baze [v. Rees, 553 U.S. 35, 128 S.Ct. 1520, 170 L.Ed.2d 420 (2008) ] Court (and would easily satisfy the intent-based standard advocated by justices Thomas and Scalia). Schoenwetter v. State, 46 So.3d 535, 550 (Fla.2010) (emphasis omitted) (quoting Ventura v. State, 2 So.3d 194, 200 (Fla.2009)). Accordingly, we affirm the postconviction court's denial of this claim.