A number of Connecticut lawyers watched intently last week as the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments as to whether the lethal-injection procedure used to carry out executions in much of the country constituted "cruel and unusual punishment."

And though some observers thought the justices were unconvinced that the procedure posed a high risk of causing unbearable pain, attorneys cautioned against predicting what the high court might do.

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