Texas set to execute man for fatally shooting a convenience store clerk during robbery in 2000
Howard’s lawyers argued he is intellectually disabled, while Texas said he had not shown he met the legal standard for stopping the execution.
- On Wednesday, October 7, 2026, Texas scheduled the execution of 46-year-old death row inmate Jamaal Howard by lethal injection, marking the 30th execution in the United States this year. Howard was convicted of the 2000 robbery and shooting death of convenience store clerk Vickie Swartout in Silsbee.
- Howard's attorneys argue he is intellectually disabled, citing the 2002 Supreme Court ruling that prohibits executing individuals with such impairments. They report Howard has an IQ of 65, falling below the 70-point threshold for intellectual disability.
- Citing the failed execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee last week, lawyers warned that Texas's pentobarbital supply may be degraded, noting the drugs are "far past the original beyond-use dates that the pharmacopeia allows for drugs of this kind."
- Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott did not respond to a 30-day reprieve request, while the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and federal courts rejected last-minute stay efforts. Legal avenues have been exhausted.
- Dr. Jeff Hood, Howard's spiritual advisor, reported that the inmate believes the warden will "just come and shoot me in the head," revealing a profound lack of comprehension regarding the lethal injection process. This misunderstanding underscores concerns about executing someone with an IQ of 65.
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A man was executed yesterday in Texas, in the first execution in the United States after the failure of the lethal injection in Christa Pike in Tennessee last week. Jamaal Howard, 46, was declared dead at 20.03 after receiving a lethal dose of penitentiary in the state prison of Huntsville. Howard's lawyers [...] The article Executed in Texas, first execution after Christa Pike. Lawyer: "Angry, confused and conscious" comes from The Daily Fact.
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HOUSTON — A Texas man was put to death Wednesday evening, becoming the 30th person executed in the US this year and the first since Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike survived lethal injection a week ago.Jamaal Howard, 46, received a fatal dose of pentobarbital at the state prison in Huntsville on Wednesday and was pronounced dead at 8:03 pm. Howard had been convicted of shooting and killing 42-year-old clerk Vickie Swartout in a convenienc…
The lethal injection drug used in Christa Pike’s botched execution was just used in Texas. A look at the two cases
By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — Two scheduled executions a week apart have highlighted the ongoing debate over the practice of lethal injection in the US, with both using the same drug but yielding dramatically different outcomes. Texas on Wednesday executed 46-year-old Jamaal Howard, a man who fatally shot a convenience store clerk more than
Only days after the failed execution of Christa Pike, Texas judges Jamaical Howard – with the same controversial anaesthetic pentobarbital.
Howard's lawyers unsuccessfully tried to postpone his execution, citing precisely the Tennessee woman's case and the risks associated with the use of pentobarbital. The Supreme Court rejected his last appeal, paving the way for the Lone Star State to proceed with lethal injection.
Jamaal Howard executed Wednesday for killing convenience store clerk during 2000 robbery in Silsbee
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