From New York Post · · 50s
Texas Executes Jamaal Howard After Lethal Drug Concerns
Texas executes Jamaal Howard despite same lethal injection drug used in failed Christa Pike execution.
In brief
Texas executes Jamaal Howard despite same lethal injection drug used in failed Christa Pike execution. Texas executed Jamaal Howard after Supreme Court rejected his emergency appeal over concerns about pentobarbital's use in Christa Pike's failed execution attempt. Originally reported by New York Post.
Texas Executes Jamaal Howard
Texas executed Jamaal Howard, 46, Wednesday evening after Supreme Court declined to halt the execution.
Howard Convicted of 2000 Robbery
Howard was sentenced to death for killing 42-year-old Vickie Swartout during a 2000 convenience store robbery.
Concerns Over Pentobarbital Use
Howard’s attorneys cited Christa Pike’s survival after two pentobarbital doses on Sept. 30 as a reason to halt the execution.
Supreme Court Rejects Halt Request
The Supreme Court rejected Howard’s emergency appeal without explanation, with Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson the only justice to publicly dissent.
The essence
Texas executed Jamaal Howard after Supreme Court rejected his emergency appeal over concerns about pentobarbital's use in Christa Pike's failed execution attempt.
