"In the meantime, the executionofdeath sentence of four convicts shall remain stayed, " said a panel including Chief Justice Altamas Kabir, Justice AR Dave and Justice Vikramajit Sen.
Ms. DAHLIA LITHWICK (Legal Analyst, Slate): That's right, Alex, and 37 of the 38 states that currently have the death penalty, this is their preferred method ofexecution, but prisoners are complaining that it doesn't work, that it's causing a tremendous amount of pain, more so than was present in death sentences using the electric chair or gas.