For all those executed, the cause of death is homicide
On March 10, I found myself at the front gate of the Florida State Prison, stethoscope and blood pressure cuff in hand, to examine Robert Henry at the request of his public defender.
Henry is scheduled to be executed Thursday evening by lethal injection. His crime was the murder of two people during a robbery more than 30 years ago.
He’s a 55-year-old African-American man with hypertension, elevated cholesterol, and a history …