he stated "I've prayed to the Lord Jesus Christ not to lay charge of my death to any man." After two minutes had passed the start of the injections, he said "I commend my spirit into your hands, Lord Jesus Christ." His head then drifted to the left as he fell unconscious. Philip Workman died at 1:38 a.m. (CDT) after a 17-minute procedure. Prison officials made the announcement that Workman had been executed at 1:50 a.m. on May 9, 2007. Post-mortem controversy Although prior to his execution, Philip Workman was successful in obtaining a court order against autopsy, his demand that his body not be subjected to examination was still scheduled to be legally challenged in the days following his death. At issue was the legality of drawing blood and other bodily fluids from Workman's body. The position of state medical examiner Dr. Bruce Levy was that "If the state is going to be executing people, as the medical examiner, it is my responsibility to ensure that the executions are carried out according to state law." At a hearing on the Monday following the execution, Philip's brother Terry testified that "Philip was a Seventh-day Adventist at the time of his execution and strongly believed in non-desecration of the body after death." At the hearing, the court order barring autopsy was extended in order to give District Judge Todd J. Campbell time to issue an "opinion". On Friday, May 18, Judge Campbell allowed the state medical examiner to perform a "less-invasive autopsy". In popular culture Workman is the subject of the songs "Not Innocent Enough" by Nanci Griffith and "Phillip Workman's Last Meal" by Shanghai River. See also Capital punishment in Tennessee Capital punishment in the United States List of people executed in Tennessee List of people executed in the United States in 2007 Troy Davis Notes Additional references Justice Denied: "Philip Workman" Amnesty International: "Death penalty / Legal concern: Philip Ray Workman" (April 27, 2007) Freedonian: "Just the Facts: The Philip Workman Case" (April 30, 2007) Freedonian: "Stranger Than Fiction: The People vs. Philip Workman" (May 4, 2007) CNN: "Interview with Philip Workman" (May 4, 2007) CNN: "Convicted killer fears his last moments" (May 4, 2007) Temporary Restraining Order in Philip Workman v. Gov Phil Bredesen et al. (May 4, 2007) ; archived from the original Tennessean.com: "Judges turn down appeal by Workman" (May 7, 2007) Tennessean.com: "Workman lands on