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Had he not received a stay of execution, Manuel Valle would have been killed today.

Valle won a stay of execution while the courts debate whether or not the state’s new lethal injection drug is effective enough to give Valle a humane death. The drug came under suspicion after it was used to kill a Georgia inmate and witnesses said he looked like he was in pain. It’s been used since then with no reports of trouble. Attorney General Pam Bondi has a team of lawyers working on the case in Miami.

“Our lawyers are down there, they are working diligently on it and we feel confident that that execution will take place, it should take place. This man murdered a police officer,” said Bondi.

Valle was sentenced to die for the murder of a Coral Gable’s police officer 33 years ago. If the courts rule the drug meets legal standards, Valle will be executed September 1st.