德州定于周三执行死刑犯贾迈尔·霍华德，这将是美国在田纳西州克里斯塔·派克致命注射失败后的首次处决1。霍华德因2001年便利店抢劫和枪杀42岁店员维琪·斯沃特而被判死刑1。
派克案引发了对执行程序安全性的严重关切。派克在接受两剂同样的镇静剂五苯巴比妥后存活了下来1，期间曾投诉"她的手臂感觉要爆炸"1。派克在周二恢复意识，目前患有肺炎且无法活动手臂1。该事件导致田纳西州州长比尔·李禁止该州在今年余下时间进行致命注射1。
霍华德的律师以派克案中的相似风险为由试图中止执行1。他们质疑德州的执行药物可能已超过药典允许的有效期而发生降解1，这与派克案中五苯巴比妥失效的情况相同1。第五巡回法院一周前拒绝了停止霍华德执行的请求1。德州司法部长的意见预计在周三之后才会出炉1。
Texas is scheduled to execute Jamail Howard on Wednesday, marking the first capital punishment carried out in the United States since the botched lethal injection of Christa Pike in Tennessee.1 Howard was sentenced to death for the 2001 robbery and fatal shooting of Vicki Swart, a 42-year-old convenience store clerk.1 His legal team has filed motions to halt the execution, citing identical risks that emerged during Pike's failed procedure, particularly the potential degradation of pentobarbital, the sedative drug used in Texas's lethal injection protocol.1
Pike survived two doses of pentobarbital before regaining consciousness, during which she complained that "her arms felt like they were going to explode."1 She remains hospitalized with pneumonia and has lost all arm mobility.1 Following this incident, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has suspended all lethal injections for the remainder of the year.1 Howard's attorneys have challenged the viability of Texas's execution drugs, asserting they may have deteriorated far beyond the shelf life permitted by pharmaceutical standards.1 The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a request to stop Howard's execution one week prior.1
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