ABSTRACT

Introduction .......................................................................................................... 93 In Search of a More Humane Method of Execution ....................................... 94 The Creation of a Lethal Cocktail ...................................................................... 94

Déjà Vu ......................................................................................................... 95 Oklahoma’s Lethal Injection Protocol ..................................................... 96 A Third Lethal Drug Is Added.................................................................. 96 Enter Fred Leuchter .................................................................................... 97 Early Concerns about Lethal Injection .................................................... 98 Early Legal Challenges to Lethal Injection ........................................... 100

Lethal Injection Employed ................................................................................ 100 The Current Lethal Injection Controversy ......................................................101