A death-row inmate scheduled to be put to death Wednesday in Missouri wants his execution to be videotaped so there is evidence it flouts the US Constitution.
Russell Bucklew is set to be executed on May 21 in Bonne Terre for the murder of a love rival and the rape of his former girlfriend, in what would be the first execution in the United States since a botched lethal injection last month in Oklahoma.
Bucklew's attorneys have filed a complaint alleging that the secrecy surrounding Missouri's lethal injection drugs, combined with a rare medical condition that leaves the inmate with growths on his head and neck, create significant risk that he will die a "tortuous" death.
Such treatment would be in violation of the Constitution's Eighth Amendment prohibiting cruel and unusual punishment.
"If Missouri officials are confident enough to execute Russell Bucklew, they should be confident enough to videotape it. It is time to raise the curtain on lethal injections," said Bucklew attorney Cheryl Pilate.
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Russell Bucklew is set to be executed on May 21 in Bonne Terre for the murder of a love rival and the rape of his former girlfriend, in what would be the first execution in the United States since a botched lethal injection last month in Oklahoma.
Bucklew's attorneys have filed a complaint alleging that the secrecy surrounding Missouri's lethal injection drugs, combined with a rare medical condition that leaves the inmate with growths on his head and neck, create significant risk that he will die a "tortuous" death.
Such treatment would be in violation of the Constitution's Eighth Amendment prohibiting cruel and unusual punishment.
"If Missouri officials are confident enough to execute Russell Bucklew, they should be confident enough to videotape it. It is time to raise the curtain on lethal injections," said Bucklew attorney Cheryl Pilate.
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