A week after the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals issued it, I'm calling attention to Robert James Campbell's stay of execution (two hours before he was to die) because I see something missing from the media and blog discussions of this case. There's tons of talk about the degree to which compounded death drugs are "cruel and unusual," and the right of death row inmates to know what drugs from what sources are to be administered when they are put to death, and how heinous Campbell's crime was, and the pros and cons of the death penalty. Hunter talked eloquently about the execution when it was still pending, but I find no discussion on DailyKos after it was stayed.
I'm finding nothing in this case about another needed prosecution in the name of justice under 18 U.S. Code § 1117.
There were people in the Texas legal and corrections system ... who knew the state was likely going to kill a man in violation of his constitutional rights.LA Times May 13, 2014
I believe the Houston District Attorney in 2003 - and many of his predecessors and subordinates involved in the Campbell case - should be charged with conspiracy to commit murder.