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[17-8151] Bucklew v. Precythe
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Bucklew v. Precythe Wikipedia · Justia (with opinion) · Docket · oyez.org Argued on Nov 6, 2018. Decided on Apr 1, 2019. Petitioner: Russell Bucklew. Respondent: Anne Precythe, et al.. Advocates: Robert N. Hochman (for petitioner) D. John Sauer (for respondents) Facts of the case (from oyez.org) Russell Bucklew was convicted by a state court jury of murder, kidnapping, and rape, and was sentenced to death. After exhausting the state appeals process, Bucklew was scheduled to be executed on May 21, 2014. He then filed an action in federal district court alleging that execution by Missouri’s lethal injection protocol would constitute cruel and unusual punishment in…