Texas set to carry out first US execution since botched lethal injection of Christa Pike
Jamaal Howard’s lawyers urge halt, citing risk of another failed execution after Pike’s ordeal in Tennessee
TL;DR
- Texas plans its first execution since a botched lethal injection in Tennessee.
- Lawyers for Jamaal Howard are requesting a halt to his execution.
- The request is based on the risk of another failed execution, citing the ordeal of Christa Pike in Tennessee.