Texas executes Jamaal Howard in first US execution since botched Tennessee lethal injection
Howard, 46, was pronounced dead after receiving a fatal dose of pentobarbital, following a denied bid for a stay.
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Jamaal Howard, 46, was executed Wednesday in Texas, the first U.S. execution since the botched lethal injection of Christa Pike in Tennessee last week, according to The Guardian.
Howard was pronounced dead at 8:03 p.m. after receiving a fatal dose of pentobarbital, a sedative, at the state prison in Huntsville.
His lawyers had sought a stay of execution, but the request was denied before the execution proceeded.
Further details on the case and the circumstances leading to Howard's death sentence were not included in the available report.
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- Texas kills man in first US execution since botched lethal injection of Christa Pike — The Guardian — World
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