Texas carries out first US execution since Christa Pike's botched lethal injections
Also reported by Guardian World
Summary
Texas executed Jamaal Howard by lethal injection, marking the first execution in the US since a recent failed attempt on Christa Pike. Howard was sentenced to death for a 2000 murder during a robbery and was executed with the drug pentobarbital despite legal appeals to delay.Key Facts
- Jamaal Howard, 46, was executed by lethal injection in Texas on Wednesday.
- This was the first US execution since Christa Pike's failed lethal injection last week.
- Howard was convicted of murdering a convenience store clerk during a robbery in 2000.
- His lawyers asked for a delay, worried the drug pentobarbital might be unsafe due to Pike’s botched execution.
- Courts, including the US Supreme Court, denied appeals to pause the execution.
- Texas Governor Greg Abbott did not grant a 30-day delay requested by Howard’s lawyers.
- Howard apologized to the victim’s family before his execution.
- The execution took place at a state prison in Huntsville, Texas.
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