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Lethal Injection Leads to the Most Botched Executions
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The fate of Clayton Derrell Lockett, whose execution was botched on Tuesday night, was hardly unusual. It’s the worst method of execution since the 19th century.
Austin Sarat
Robert Henry Weaver
Heather Richard
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Apr. 30 2014
8:20AM EDT
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Austin Sarat
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