ST. LOUIS (AP) — Attorneys for condemned inmate Herbert Smulls pressed on with concerns Monday about Missouri’s execution drug, even as the state prepares for its third execution since November.
Smulls is scheduled to die one minute after midnight Wednesday for killing St. Louis County jeweler Stephen Honickman in 1991. On Sunday, attorneys for Smulls filed a motion with U.S. District Court alleging that the state’s refusal to name the compounding pharmacy that makes Missouri’s execution drug prohibits them from proving that the execution method could cause pain and suffering for the inmate.
“Bound and gagged by statute and court order, counsel cannot prove Missouri’s current execution protocol represents a ‘constitutionally unacceptable’ risk without further investigation,” the appeal states.
A spokeswoman for the Missouri Attorney General’s office did not respond to a message seeking comment
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Smulls is scheduled to die one minute after midnight Wednesday for killing St. Louis County jeweler Stephen Honickman in 1991. On Sunday, attorneys for Smulls filed a motion with U.S. District Court alleging that the state’s refusal to name the compounding pharmacy that makes Missouri’s execution drug prohibits them from proving that the execution method could cause pain and suffering for the inmate.
“Bound and gagged by statute and court order, counsel cannot prove Missouri’s current execution protocol represents a ‘constitutionally unacceptable’ risk without further investigation,” the appeal states.
A spokeswoman for the Missouri Attorney General’s office did not respond to a message seeking comment
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