- An investigation into last month's death of Clayton Lockett continues
- His lethal injection was stopped because of problems in administering the drugs
- Charles Warner had been scheduled to die the same day; his execution was stayed
- If the court agrees, Warner's new execution date would be set for November 13
(CNN) -- In the wake of a botched execution, Oklahoma's attorney general will not object to a six-month stay for a man on death row.
An investigation into the death of Clayton Lockett last month continues. His lethal injection was stopped because of problems in administering the drugs. Officials say he later died of an apparent heart attack.
Witnesses described the man convulsing and writhing on the gurney, as well as struggling to speak, before officials blocked their view. It was the state's first time using a new, three-drug cocktail for an execution.
Charles Warner had been scheduled to be put the death the same day as Lockett, but his execution was stayed.
"We are very pleased that the AG agrees at least 6 months is necessary before any execution in Oklahoma can take place, given the need for a full investigation to be conducted into Clayton Lockett's agonizing botched execution, and the Department of Corrections' own recognition that protocol revisions and extensive retraining are necessary. We hope the court will act quickly to enter the stay," Warner's attorney, Madeline Cohen, said in a statement Thursday.
She was responding to court documents filed by Attorney General Scott Pruitt's office Thursday that said he would not protest a 180-day stay to allow for the completion of the investigation.
If the court agrees, Warner's new execution date would be set for November 13.
Warner was convicted in 2003 for the first-degree rape and murder six years earlier of his then-girlfriend's 11-month-old daughter, Adrianna Waller.
CNN's Chelsea J. Carter and Jason Morris contributed to this report.
Source : http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/08/us/oklahoma-botched-execution/
