Does the Eighth Amendment require an inmate with a unique and severe medical condition to prove an adequate alternative method of execution when raising an as-applied challenge to the state-authorized method of execution?
What evidence is required for a court to determine whether an inmate’s proposed alternative method of execution significantly reduces the risk of severe pain as compared to the state’s method?
May a court evaluating an as-applied challenge to a state’s method of execution assume that medical personnel on the execution team are competent to manage the inmate’s condition?
Did the petitioner meet his burden in proposing an alternative execution method under Glossip v. Gross?
Petitioner: Russell Bucklew
Respondent: Anne Precythe, et al.
Granted: 2018-04-30 00:00:00
Decided: 2019-04-01 00:00:00
Argued: 2018-11-06 10:09:00
Uploaded: 2018-11-12 23:08:00
Advocates: Robert N. Hochman, D. John Sauer
Links: Oyez | Opinion | Youtube
Tags: 8th Amendment, Criminal Rights and Process