Floyd v. State, Dept. of Corr.

Summary

The Nevada Supreme Court held that NRS 176.355 does not unconstitutionally delegate legislative authority by permitting the Department of Corrections Director to determine the details of a lethal-injection protocol. The statute specifies lethal injection as the method of execution, requires consultation with the Chief Medical Officer, and is further constrained by the Eighth Amendment's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment. The court therefore affirmed dismissal of Floyd's declaratory-relief action.