The U.S. Supreme Court grants a stay of execution . The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals will hold a hearing . A full investigation and autopsy results are still pending , but witnesses said they saw Lockett struggling to speak as he convulsed and writhed on the gurney . Russell Bucklew suffers from cavernous hemangioma , a birth defect . He is scheduled to die by lethal injection on April 29 at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester.
The U.S. Supreme Court grants a stay of execution . The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals will hold a hearing . Russell Bucklew suffers from cavernous hemangioma , a birth defect . He is scheduled to die by lethal injection on April 29 at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester.