Georgia Department of Corrections general counsel Robert Jones said Friday it would use pentobarbital instead of sodium thiopental, which is in scarce supply nationwide.
Georgia surrendered its supply of sodium thiopental to the Drug Enforcement Administration in March amid questions about whether the state circumvented the law to obtain its supply. Jones said the department is "confident it will be effective."
The switch clears the way for Georgia to execute Troy Davis, who was sentenced to die for the 1989 slaying of a Savannah police officer.
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