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Texas executes Jamaal Howard despite concerns over lethal injection drug used in failed Tennessee execution

Jamaal Howard's attorneys cited Christa Pike's failed lethal injection in Tennessee to argue the pentobarbital drug posed risks, but the Supreme Court rejected it.

Republican Ledger staff · 11:55 PM ET

Texas executes Jamaal Howard despite concerns over lethal injection drug used in failed Tennessee execution
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Jamaal Howard's attorneys cited Christa Pike's failed lethal injection in Tennessee to argue the pentobarbital drug posed risks, but the Supreme Court rejected it.

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