The president of Oklahoma City University has added his name to a legal brief that criticizes Oklahoma's execution methods.
In papers filed with the U.S. Supreme Court, OCU President Robert Henry says state lawyers picked an inappropriate drug for lethal injection because they were on a tight deadline and under political pressure.
The Oklahoman reports that Henry, a former federal appeals court judge, joined the brief as former attorney general of Oklahoma from 1987 to 1991.
Former Vice President Walter Mondale also signed the brief, along with other former state attorneys general.
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments April 29 in the Oklahoma case, which was filed by 21 death row inmates in Oklahoma.
It followed the execution of Clayton Lockett, who remained conscious after midazolam was administered.
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