What is a botched execution according to Austin Sarat?

The provided sources do not contain any information about Austin Sarat or his definition of a botched execution. They discuss the general history, legality, and administration of capital punishment in the United States, including statistics on executions, death row populations, and historical methods such as the gas chamber. Without text mentioning Austin Sarat, his perspective cannot be established from this package.

What we know

• Capital punishment is a legal penalty in 27 U.S. states, at the federal level, and in American Samoa. [2]
• Since 1973, at least 200 people sentenced to death in the United States have been exonerated. [2]
• Caryl Chessman was executed in California's gas chamber in 1960 after being convicted of robbery, kidnapping, and serial rape. [5]

Still open

• The source package contains no information regarding Austin Sarat or how he defines or studies botched executions.

Where to go next

• whenHow does the federal death row population change over time?
• how we knowWhat role does the Death Penalty Information Center play?
• a case in pointWhy was Caryl Chessman's execution globally famous?
• the bigger pictureHow do international organizations view capital punishment?
• what caused itWhat happened in Furman v. Georgia?
• an unexpected connectionHow did a convicted robber's books spark a movement?While on death row, Caryl Chessman wrote four books, including a bestselling memoir that helped propel the California movement to end capital punishment.

Sources

• [1]capital punishment in the United States (Wikidata Q1435124) · CC0 1.0
• [2]Capital punishment in the United States · CC BY-SA 4.0
• [3]Capital punishment · CC BY-SA 4.0
• [4]Death Penalty Information Center · CC BY-SA 4.0
• [5]Caryl Chessman · CC BY-SA 4.0