Creech Execution Update

Update to yesterday’s post.The U.S. Supreme Court denied Thomas Creech’s three petitions without noted dissent. However, at 11 am MST, the Idaho Dept. of Corrections announced:

At approximately 11am, Director Tewalt, after consulting with the medical team leader, determined that the medical team could not establish an IV line, rendering the execution unable to proceed. Mr. Creech will be returned to his cell and witnesses will be escorted out of the facility. As a result, the death warrant will expire at 11:59 p.m.. The State will consider next steps. Director Tewalt and State witnesses, to include the media, will be arriving in the media center shortly for a brief press conference.

The sooner nitrogen hypoxia can be perfected and adopted in all death penalty states the better.