Ohio's method of putting prisoners to death is unconstitutional because two of three drugs used in lethal injection can cause pain, a judge ruled Tuesday.

A story from the AP says, the process doesn't provide the quick and painless death required by Ohio law, said Lorain County Common Pleas Judge James Burge, who agreed with two inmates facing murder charges who had challenged the procedure.

Ohio must stop allowing a combination of drugs and focus instead on a single, anesthetic drug, Burge said.

State officials were reviewing the decision and had not determined if an appeal would be filed with the Ohio Supreme Court, said Jim Gravelle, a spokesman for the Ohio Attorney General's office.

In an interview in his chambers, Burge said his ruling applies only to the two inmates who challenged the procedure in his court and is likely not appealable unless one of the men gets sentenced to death.

He doubted the ruling would have a direct effect on executions in Ohio unless it influences the Legislature to change the wording of the law concerning lethal injection.