Criminal
May 10, 2014
Why Oklahoma's botched execution matters in California
It seems clear that, as in California, the personnel on hand to execute Clayton Lockett were not capable of doing so in a manner that complies with the Constitution. By Elisabeth Semel
Elisabeth Semel
Clinical Professor of Law; Director Death Penalty Clinic
UC Berkeley School of Law
Those who are chomping at the bit for California to resume executions would do well to pay heed not only to last week's debacle in Oklahoma but also to the botched executions that took place in other states over the past few months. They would be wise to recall U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel's conclusion in December 2006, that there were "substantial questions" about whether six of the 11 men executed at San Quentin were con...
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