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.
In the United States, the death penalty is primarily reserved for people who have been convicted of murder or other capital offenses. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that capital punishment is neither unconstitutional nor âcruel and unusual punishment,â and exists within the boundaries of the 8th and 14th amendments.