Texas Plans Execution After Botched Lethal Injection in Tennessee

Lawyers for Jamaal Howard, a Texas death row inmate convicted of a 2000 murder, are seeking to stay his scheduled execution by lethal injection. The legal challenge stems from the failed execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee last week, where she survived two doses of pentobarbital. Howard's attorneys argue that Texas's supply of the same drug may be similarly degraded or past its beyond-use date. Additionally, Howard’s defense is appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court on the grounds of intellectual disability, while the state maintains he has not met the criteria for such a claim. This comes amid a year where 27 executions have already occurred nationwide, with Texas and Florida being the most active states.

Lawyers for Jamaal Howard, a Texas death row inmate convicted of a 2000 murder, are seeking to stay his scheduled execution by lethal injection. The legal challenge stems from the failed execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee last week, where she survived two doses of pentobarbital. Howard's attorneys argue that Texas's supply of the same drug may be similarly degraded or past its beyond-use date. Additionally, Howard’s defense is appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court on the grounds of intellectual disability, while the state maintains he has not met the criteria for such a claim. This comes amid a year where 27 executions have already occurred nationwide, with Texas and Florida being the most active states.