Austin Sarat
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“Now, others might say, ‘No, double jeopardy has to do when the punishment has been completed.’”
Austin Sarat · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-12
Sarat acknowledged that others might argue double jeopardy only applies once punishment is completed.
“Because lethal injections have become so problematic, states have resurrected old methods: the firing squad, the electric chair – and places like Alabama, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Louisiana, have added nitrogen hypoxia as an alternative,”
Austin Sarat · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-12
Sarat described how states have turned to alternative execution methods like firing squads and nitrogen hypoxia.
“When the drugs begin to flow, the punishment has started, and I would say jeopardy attaches when the punishment starts – so you can’t do it again,”
Austin Sarat · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-12
Sarat argued that double jeopardy protections attach when the lethal drugs begin flowing during an execution.
“For women as well as men, capital punishment offers no solution to the problems that give rise to the most serious crimes.”
Austin Sarat · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-05
Sarat writes in the Guardian that capital punishment offers no solution to the problems giving rise to the most serious crimes.