But Dale Baich, a former federal public defender who teaches death penalty law at Arizona State University and witnessed the execution, said he believed Gunches suffered from pulmonary edema, when fluid seeps into the lungs and causes people to drown in their own fluids.
Aaron Brian Gunches, who murdered his girlfriend's ex-husband, executed by Arizona
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“The governor has made very clear the state is not prepared to go forward with the scheduled execution,” said Dale Baich, a former federal public defender who teaches death penalty law at Arizona State University.
Katie Hobbs, Arizona governor, steps in; scheduled execution unlikely next week
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