Execution gone wrong raises questions about lethal injection

Name: Execution gone wrong raises questions about lethal injection
Uploaded: 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
Duration: P734S
Description: In Oklahoma, Clayton Lockett died of a heart attack when he was given an untested combination of drugs in what was intended to be a lethal injection. Judy Woodruff talks to Cary Aspinwall who has been covering the story for Tulsa World. Attorney Roy Englert and Deborah Denno of Fordham University School of Law discuss whether states can implement the death penalty in a humane fashion.

Clip: 04/30/2014 | 12m 14s

In Oklahoma, Clayton Lockett died of a heart attack when he was given an untested combination of drugs in what was intended to be a lethal injection. Judy Woodruff talks to Cary Aspinwall who has been covering the story for Tulsa World. Attorney Roy Englert and Deborah Denno of Fordham University School of Law discuss whether states can implement the death penalty in a humane fashion.

Aired: 04/30/14

Expired: 12/31/69

Rating: NR

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