Ketamine was first developed in 1962. It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines, the most important medication needed in a basic health system. It is legally sold under a very wide variety of brand names, including Ketalar.
If the crime you commit (generally just first degree murder) is in a state that does not have the death penalty then the only way you can be executed is if you are tried in a federal court as opposed to a state court.
1 For example, a statute may say the death penalty may be imposed for âfirst-degreeâ or âcapitalâ murder, and then define what that crime is. 2  Most death penalty laws define the crimes and then require the presence of one or more âaggravatingâ factors or circumstances before the death sentence may be ordered.