▁Army ▁Air ▁Forces ▁in ▁Texas ▁Category : A ir fields ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁Air ▁Forces ▁Techn ical ▁Service ▁Command <0x0A> </s> ▁B aze ▁v . ▁Re es , ▁ 5 5 3 ▁U . S . ▁ 3 5 ▁( 2 0 0 8 ), ▁is ▁a ▁decision ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Supreme ▁Court , ▁which ▁u ph eld ▁the ▁constitution ality ▁of ▁a ▁particular ▁method ▁of ▁le th al ▁injection ▁used ▁for ▁capital ▁pun ishment . ▁ ▁Background ▁of ▁the ▁case ▁Ralph ▁B aze ▁and ▁Thomas ▁Bow ling ▁were ▁sent enced ▁to ▁death ▁in ▁Kentucky , ▁each ▁for ▁a ▁double - m ur der . ▁They ▁argued ▁that ▁executing ▁them ▁by ▁le th al ▁injection ▁would ▁viol ate ▁the ▁E ighth ▁Am end ment ▁prohib ition ▁of ▁cruel ▁and ▁unusual ▁pun ishment . ▁The ▁gover ning ▁legal ▁standard ▁required ▁that ▁le th al ▁injection ▁must ▁not ▁inf lict ▁" un necess ary ▁pain ", ▁and ▁B aze ▁and ▁Bow ling ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁le th al ▁chemical s ▁Kentucky ▁used ▁carried ▁an ▁unnecessary ▁risk ▁of ▁inf lic ting ▁pain ▁during ▁the ▁execution . ▁Kentucky ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁used ▁the ▁then - common ▁combination ▁of ▁sod ium ▁th iop ental , ▁pan cur on ium ▁b rom ide , ▁and ▁pot ass ium ▁ch lor ide . ▁The ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁Kentucky ▁rejected ▁their ▁claim , ▁but ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁granted ▁cert ior ari . ▁ ▁The ▁case ▁had ▁nation wide ▁imp lications ▁because ▁the ▁specific ▁"