NEW : Director of the Arizona Department of Corrections defends execution . Media witnesses and Arizona Governor Joseph Smith gasped intensely . And I should n't really call him a man , '' she said . His attorneys agree to halt execution more than halfway through and have him revived . New drug uses in lethal injection have sparked controversy .
NEW : Director of the Arizona Department of Corrections defends execution . Media witnesses and Arizona Governor Joseph Smith gasped intensely . His attorneys agree to halt execution more than halfway through and have him revived . New drug uses in lethal injection have sparked controversy .