Autopsy concludes Oklahoma inmate died from lethal drugs during execution

Autopsy concludes Oklahoma inmate died from lethal drugs during execution

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08/29/2014 // West Palm Beach, Florida, US // JusticeNewsFlash // Justice News Flash // (press release)

Oklahoma – The Oklahoma inmate whose execution was stopped due to complications during the process, died as a result of the lethal drugs he had already been administered, according to an autopsy. As reported by the Associated Press (AP), the autopsy reveals the cause of death; however, it did not indicate a reason why the inmate writhed, moaned and clenched his teeth prior to his death.

Department of Corrections Director Robert Patton previously attributed the death of Clayton Lockett to a heart attack purported to have occurred 10 minutes after the execution was halted.

Dale Baich of the Federal Public Defender’s Office in Phoenix, who was commissioned by a group of Oklahoma death row prisoners seeking an independent autopsy of Lockett, is quoted as saying of the results in a statement, “What this initial autopsy report does not appear to answer is what went wrong during Mr. Lockett’s execution.”

Gov. Mary Fallin has ordered a review of the circumstances of the execution. The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has agreed that executions will not be scheduled for six months.

This report is provided by Justice News Flash – Oklahoma Legal News

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