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| Texas to proceed with execution of Robert Campbell | Texas to proceed with execution of Robert Campbell |
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| Texas is set to carry out the first execution in the US since a convict died writhing and moaning in a botched lethal injection in Oklahoma in April. | Texas is set to carry out the first execution in the US since a convict died writhing and moaning in a botched lethal injection in Oklahoma in April. |
| Robert James Campbell, 41, killed a 20-year-old bank teller in 1991 and is scheduled to die at 19:00 local time on Tuesday (00:00 GMT on Wednesday). | Robert James Campbell, 41, killed a 20-year-old bank teller in 1991 and is scheduled to die at 19:00 local time on Tuesday (00:00 GMT on Wednesday). |
| His lawyers have made a last-minute appeal to the US Supreme Court. | His lawyers have made a last-minute appeal to the US Supreme Court. |
| They want Texas to identify the source of the lethal injection drug in order to avoid the problems in Oklahoma. | They want Texas to identify the source of the lethal injection drug in order to avoid the problems in Oklahoma. |
| Texas, like Oklahoma, has refused to do so. | |
| "The Texas Department of Criminal Justice does not have plans to change its execution protocol based upon the Oklahoma incident," the department said in a statement. | "The Texas Department of Criminal Justice does not have plans to change its execution protocol based upon the Oklahoma incident," the department said in a statement. |
| Last month, Oklahoma convicted murder Clayton Lockett died of a heart attack after the executioners reported trouble injecting the drugs. | Last month, Oklahoma convicted murder Clayton Lockett died of a heart attack after the executioners reported trouble injecting the drugs. |
| 'Risk of pain' | 'Risk of pain' |
| They took 51 minutes to find a suitable vein for the injection, then did not realise the one they had chosen in his groin had collapsed. He died 10 minutes after his execution was halted as he writhed and mumbled. | They took 51 minutes to find a suitable vein for the injection, then did not realise the one they had chosen in his groin had collapsed. He died 10 minutes after his execution was halted as he writhed and mumbled. |
| In Texas, Campbell's lawyers say Lockett's execution shows keeping the origin of the drugs secret puts the inmates at risk of inhumane and unconstitutional suffering. | In Texas, Campbell's lawyers say Lockett's execution shows keeping the origin of the drugs secret puts the inmates at risk of inhumane and unconstitutional suffering. |
| "This is a crucial moment when Texas must recognise that death row prisoners can no longer presume safety unless full disclosure is compelled," Maurie Levin said. | "This is a crucial moment when Texas must recognise that death row prisoners can no longer presume safety unless full disclosure is compelled," Maurie Levin said. |
| Lawyers for the state of Texas say the argument is speculative. | Lawyers for the state of Texas say the argument is speculative. |
| "The constitution does not require the elimination of all risk of pain," said Assistant Texas Attorney General Ellen Stewart-Klein. | "The constitution does not require the elimination of all risk of pain," said Assistant Texas Attorney General Ellen Stewart-Klein. |
| The 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday rejected an appeal on the drug secrecy issue. A separate appeal regarding Campbell's mental capacity remains before that court. | The 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday rejected an appeal on the drug secrecy issue. A separate appeal regarding Campbell's mental capacity remains before that court. |
| Oklahoma used a three-drug combination in Lockett's execution. Texas uses a single dose of the sedative pentobarbital to kill inmates. | Oklahoma used a three-drug combination in Lockett's execution. Texas uses a single dose of the sedative pentobarbital to kill inmates. |
| Campbell was convicted in the 1991 slaying of Alexandra Rendon, who was abducted while putting petrol into her vehicle, raped and then shot to death. | Campbell was convicted in the 1991 slaying of Alexandra Rendon, who was abducted while putting petrol into her vehicle, raped and then shot to death. |