Convicted criminal Richard Glossip has been granted a stay of execution by Oklahoma’s governor due to uncertainty over the drugs to be used in the
Convicted criminal Richard Glossip has been granted a stay of execution by Oklahoma’s governor due to uncertainty over the drugs to be used in the lethal injection.
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Prison officials had received potassium acetate for use in his execution but state guidelines only list potassium chloride.
Glossip has been found guilty of hiring a hit man to murder a motel owner.
“The Governor has granted a stay of execution for Richard Eugene Glossip until next month. This will allow us time to review the current drug protocol, “ announced Director of Department of Corrections, Robert Patton.
Oklahoma’s drugs procedures have been under scrutiny since a flawed execution in April 2014.
That is when a prisoner struggled for 43 minutes before eventually dying, after an intravenous line had been improperly placed.
A stay of execution has been issued for #RichardGlossip by the Governor of Oklahoma
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— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) September 30, 2015