Charles Warner has has been executed, the Oklahoma Department of Corrections says.
His execution was the first in the state since that of Clayton Lockett, whose lethal injection lasted 43 minutes. Warner was given five times the dosage of midazolam that Lockett got.
Warner was convicted of first-degree murder for the rape and killing of his then-girlfriend's 11-month-old daughter. Ref. CNN
The Supreme Court won't allow Oklahoma to execute three death-row inmates until it rules later this year on a case involving the use of a three-drug cocktail that has caused some botched injections in the past. Ref. USAToday
An Oklahoma court has granted a two-week emergency stay of execution for Richard Glossip, according to a court clerk. Glossip had been scheduled to die by lethal injection with the controversial drug midazolam. Ref. CNN
Federal judge schedules hearing death row inmate's request to halt execution
Original Post Date: 8th Oct, 2010 - 2:01pm
The thing is, how long can they really "extend" his life? At one point he will die because he has committed a serious crime and justice needs to be served.
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