Howard's attorneys
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“There is a similar risk,”
Howard's attorneys · said 2026-10-08 · reported 2026-10-08
Howard's attorneys filed a Wednesday motion with the Texas court of criminal appeals arguing that the state's execution drugs may be degraded.
“Texas should not be eager to follow in Tennessee's footsteps; a stay would keep that from happening,”
Howard's attorneys · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-08
Howard's attorneys argued for a stay of execution after Christa Pike's botched lethal injection in Tennessee, warning Texas against repeating that outcome.
“that Texas’s execution drugs are likewise degraded, as they are far past the original beyond-use dates that the pharmacopeia allows for drugs of this kind.”
Howard's attorneys · said 2026-10-08 · reported 2026-10-08
Howard's attorneys filed a Wednesday motion with the Texas court of criminal appeals arguing that the state's execution drugs may be degraded.
“Texas should not be eager to follow in Tennessee’s footsteps,”
Howard's attorneys · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-08
Howard's attorneys argued to the Texas court of criminal appeals that there were similar risks of executing Howard using the same lethal injection drug used on Christa Pike.