Attorneys representing a Texas death row inmate are moving to halt an upcoming execution, citing concerns raised by the botched lethal injection of Christa Pike in Tennessee. Jamaal Howard is currently scheduled to die by lethal injection at 7 p.m. EDT on October 7.
This scheduled execution would mark the first time an inmate has been put to death since the problematic proceedings involving Pike. Howard’s legal team is arguing that the errors witnessed during Pike’s procedure warrant a pause or cancellation of the state’s planned execution protocol.
Does anyone actually know what went wrong with Pike’s injection? The article is pretty vague on the specific medical errors involved.
I never thought I’d see the day when states start looking to each other for ‘best practices’ on executions. The whole system feels broken.
Smart move. If the Pike execution was truly botched, this sets a dangerous precedent for every upcoming lethal injection in the country.