(Oklahoma) Fallin's General Counsel Resigns Amid Execution Inquiry

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Source: Associated Press

Fallin's General Counsel Resigns Amid Execution Inquiry

By SEAN MURPHY, ASSOCIATED PRESS
OKLAHOMA CITY — Feb 11, 2016, 9:11 PM ET

The general counsel for Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin resigned Thursday amid a grand jury investigation into how the wrong drug was delivered for the state's last two scheduled executions.

Fallin spokesman Michael McNutt confirmed Steve Mullins stepped down after three years as the governor's top attorney, but did not say whether his resignation was connected to the probe.

In his resignation letter, Mullins said it was the stress of the job and the need for the governor to eliminate personnel costs amid the state's budget gap. "I have also been advised by my doctor that I need to better control the stress in my life," Mullins wrote.

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Mullins is the third person who testified before the grand jury looking into the drug mix-up and then later resigned. Former Department of Corrections director Robert Patton and Oklahoma State Penitentiary warden Anita Trammell also stepped down.

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1. My, oh my: THREE resignations?

Either Mary Fallin is one of the unluckiest governors in all the land, or there might just be some serious corruption in Oklahoma state government. I guess we'll have to go with unlucky, because we shouldn't doubt the wisdom of Oklahoma voters in putting these people into office.