text: Philip Workman died at 1:38 a.m. (CDT) after a 17-minute procedure. Prison officials made the announcement that Workman had been executed at 1:50 a.m. on May 9, 2007.
  Post-mortem controversy
  Although prior to his execution, Philip Workman was successful in obtaining a court order against autopsy, his demand that his body not be subjected to examination was still scheduled to be legally challenged in the days following his death. At issue was the legality of drawing blood and other bodily fluids from Workman's body. The position of state medical examiner Dr. Bruce Levy was that "If the state is going to be executing people, as the medical examiner, it is my responsibility to ensure that the executions are carried out according to state law." At a hearing on the Monday following the execution, Philip's brother Terry testified that "Philip was a Seventh-day Adventist at the time of his execution and strongly believed in non-desecration of the body after death." At the hearing, the court order barring autopsy was extended in order to give District Judge Todd J. Campbell time to issue an "opinion". On Friday, May 18, Judge Campbell allowed the state medical examiner to perform a "less-invasive autopsy".
  In popular culture
  Workman is the subject of the songs "Not Innocent Enough" by Nanci Griffith and "Phillip Workman's Last Meal" by Shanghai River.