Supreme Court considers Alabama's bid to allow execution
2 years, 10 months ago

Supreme Court considers Alabama's bid to allow execution

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The U.S. Supreme Court considered Thursday whether to let Alabama execute a death row inmate who claims an intellectual disability combined with the state's inattention cost him a chance to avoid lethal injection and choose a less “torturous,” yet untried, method. Circuit Court of Appeals to lift a lower court injunction and allow the execution, but the panel on Wednesday refused and said a judge didn’t abuse his discretion in ruling that the state couldn't execute Reeves by any method other than nitrogen hypoxia, which has never been used. With Reeves contending he would have chosen nitrogen hypoxia over a “torturous” lethal injection had he comprehended the form, the defense filed suit asking a court to halt the lethal injection. Alabama has said it plans to have a system for the new execution method ready by the end of April, court documents show, but the state argued against delaying Reeves’ execution.

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Alabama carries out third nitrogen gas execution
Top News
1 month ago

Alabama carries out third nitrogen gas execution

Raw Story  

An Alabama man convicted of the murder of a hitchhiker was put to death by nitrogen gas on Thursday, officials said, the third use of the controversial execution method in the southern US state this year. The execution of Carey Grayson, 49, was conducted at the William Holman Correctional Facility in the town of Atmore, where he was pronounced dead …

Alabama carries out nation's 3rd nitrogen gas execution
1 month ago

Alabama carries out nation's 3rd nitrogen gas execution

NPR  

Alabama carries out nation's 3rd nitrogen gas execution toggle caption Kim Chandler/AP ATMORE, Ala. — An Alabama man convicted in the 1994 killing of a hitchhiker cursed at the prison warden and made obscene gestures with his hands shortly before he was put to death Thursday evening in the nation's third execution using nitrogen gas. Sponsor Message Alabama Corrections Commissioner …

US state of Alabama carries out third execution by nitrogen gas
1 month ago

US state of Alabama carries out third execution by nitrogen gas

Al Jazeera  

Carey Grayson was executed using controversial method after being convicted of the 1994 murder of a hitchhiker. A man convicted of murdering a hitchhiker 30 years ago has become the third person in the United States to be executed by nitrogen gas. Carey Grayson, 50, was executed in Alabama on Thursday after the US Supreme Court declined a request for …

Judge refuses to block nation's third scheduled nitrogen execution
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Judge refuses to block nation's third scheduled nitrogen execution

The Independent  

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Alan Miller becomes the second death row inmate executed by nitrogen hypoxia in the US
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Alan Miller becomes the second death row inmate executed by nitrogen hypoxia in the US

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Alan Eugene Miller: Alabama has executed the second inmate known to die by nitrogen gas
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Alan Eugene Miller: Alabama has executed the second inmate known to die by nitrogen gas

CNN  

CNN — Alan Eugene Miller was executed Thursday evening in Alabama, state officials said, making him the second inmate known to die by nitrogen hypoxia, a controversial method critics say is tantamount to torture. Three families were forever changed by his heinous crimes, and I pray that they can find comfort all these years later.” Miller’s execution came after a …

Lawyers for Alabama inmate seek to block his fall execution by nitrogen gas
4 months ago

Lawyers for Alabama inmate seek to block his fall execution by nitrogen gas

The Independent  

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Alabama sets November date for third nitrogen execution
4 months ago

Alabama sets November date for third nitrogen execution

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama’s governor has set a Nov. 21 execution date for what is scheduled to be the nation’s third death sentence carried out by nitrogen gas. Kay Ivey set the execution date for Carey Dale Grayson, 49, after the Alabama Supreme Court last week ruled that it could take place. While Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall described the …

Alabama settles lawsuit with death row inmate set to become second executed by nitrogen gas
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Alabama settles lawsuit with death row inmate set to become second executed by nitrogen gas

CNN  

CNN — The office of Alabama’s attorney general has settled a federal lawsuit filed by death row inmate Alan Miller over the state’s plan for him to become the second known person in the nation to be executed using nitrogen gas. Miller’s lawsuit, he said, was “based on media speculation” the first person known to have been executed in the …

Nitrogen hypoxia execution doesn’t seem headed for widespread adoption as bills fall short and nitrogen producers object
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Nitrogen hypoxia execution doesn’t seem headed for widespread adoption as bills fall short and nitrogen producers object

CNN  

CNN — The day after Alabama carried out the first-known US execution using nitrogen gas, its attorney general sent a clear message to death penalty states that might want to follow suit: “Alabama has done it, and now so can you.” Indeed, in the weeks immediately following the January execution of Kenneth Smith, it appeared a handful of states were …

Alabama seeks to carry out 2nd execution using controversial nitrogen gas method
10 months ago

Alabama seeks to carry out 2nd execution using controversial nitrogen gas method

NPR  

Alabama seeks to carry out 2nd execution using controversial nitrogen gas method Enlarge this image toggle caption Dave Martin/AP Dave Martin/AP MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama is seeking to put a second inmate to death using nitrogen gas, a move that comes a month after the state carried out the first execution using the controversial new method. "The State of Alabama …

First nitrogen execution was a ‘botched’ human experiment, Alabama lawsuit alleges
10 months, 1 week ago

First nitrogen execution was a ‘botched’ human experiment, Alabama lawsuit alleges

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — An Alabama death row inmate filed a lawsuit Thursday that challenges the constitutionality of nitrogen gas executions, arguing that the first person in the nation put to death by that method shook violently for several minutes in “a human experiment that officials botched miserably.” The lawsuit filed in federal court in Alabama alleges the January execution of …

Louisiana lawmaker proposes adding nitrogen gas and electrocution to the state’s execution methods
10 months, 1 week ago

Louisiana lawmaker proposes adding nitrogen gas and electrocution to the state’s execution methods

Associated Press  

— Louisiana’s infamous electric chair — dubbed by death row inmates as “Gruesome Gertie” — was last used for an execution in 1991, when the state moved to lethal injections as the sole method to carry out capital punishment. The Deep South state is exploring adding the newest execution technique of oxygen deprivation using nitrogen gas, which was used in …

Alabama death penalty nitrogen hypoxia: Inside the chamber for Kenny Smith’s execution.
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Alabama death penalty nitrogen hypoxia: Inside the chamber for Kenny Smith’s execution.

Slate  

Last week, Alabama had a “first in the nation” moment. It’s absolutely horrible.” In the days since Kenny Smith was killed, there’s been an active public debate about whether his execution went well or went poorly. Kenny’s story represents all of the things that are wrong with not just the death penalty but the criminal justice system in Alabama. I’ve …

Alabama AG says nitrogen gas execution was ‘textbook’; Will state execute other inmates using ‘horrific' method?
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Alabama AG says nitrogen gas execution was ‘textbook’; Will state execute other inmates using ‘horrific' method?

Hindustan Times  

Alabama's attorney general, Steve Marshall, described the nitrogen hypoxia execution of convicted murderer Kenneth Eugene Smith as "textbook". And we stand ready to assist you in implementing this method in your states," he stressed, adding that 43 other inmates sentenced to death in Alabama have urged execution by nitrogen hypoxia. Meanwhile, UN human rights chief Volker Turk Friday said the …

Will other states replicate Alabama’s nitrogen execution?
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Will other states replicate Alabama’s nitrogen execution?

Associated Press  

ATMORE, Ala. — Alabama’s first-ever use of nitrogen gas for an execution could gain traction among other states and change how the death penalty is carried out in the United States, much like lethal injection did more than 40 years ago, according to experts on capital punishment. “I think the nation, as far as correctional entities, is watching this to …

What happened at the nation’s first nitrogen gas execution: An AP eyewitness account
10 months, 4 weeks ago

What happened at the nation’s first nitrogen gas execution: An AP eyewitness account

Associated Press  

ATMORE, Ala. — As witnesses including five news reporters watched through a window, Kenneth Eugene Smith, who was convicted and sentenced to die in the 1988 murder-for hire slaying of Elizabeth Sennett, convulsed on a gurney as Alabama carried out the nation’s first execution using nitrogen gas. MASK CHECK The curtains between the viewing room and the execution chamber opened …

Alabama AG stands by controversial nitrogen hypoxia execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith and says he plans to carry out MORE: 'It is no longer a tested method - it is a proven one'
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Alabama AG stands by controversial nitrogen hypoxia execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith and says he plans to carry out MORE: 'It is no longer a tested method - it is a proven one'

Daily Mail  

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall brushed off criticism of the controversial nitrogen hypoxia execution of killer Kenneth Eugene Smith, saying it was a 'proven' method and one he intends to use again on other death row inmates. Marshall, addressing reporters today, defended it and said it was so effective, he intends for it to be used in other executions Kenneth …

Alabama execution using nitrogen gas, the first ever, again puts US at front of death penalty debate
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Alabama execution using nitrogen gas, the first ever, again puts US at front of death penalty debate

The Hindu  

A man put to death using nitrogen gas appeared to shake and convulse on the gurney as Alabama carried out the first-of-its-kind execution that once again placed the U.S. at the forefront of the debate over capital punishment. “I’ll end by saying Elizabeth Dorlene Sennett got her justice tonight.” The European Union and the UN Human Rights Office expressed regret …

Alabama nitrogen gas execution reignites US capital punishment debate
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Alabama nitrogen gas execution reignites US capital punishment debate

Associated Press  

ATMORE, Ala. — A man put to death using nitrogen gas shook and convulsed for minutes on the gurney as Alabama carried out the first-of-its-kind execution that has ignited debate over the humaneness of the method. “Nothing was out of the ordinary from what we were expecting.” Marshall said he anticipated Alabama “will definitely have more nitrogen hypoxia executions.” More …

Alabama carries out US' first execution using nitrogen gas
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Alabama carries out US' first execution using nitrogen gas

Hindustan Times  

US' Alabama carried out the country's first execution using nitrogen gas as Kenneth Eugene Smith who was sentenced to death in 1996 for a 1988 murder, was pronounced dead. Alabama Nitrogen gas execution: The gate at Holman Correctional Facility is monitored by law enforcement before the scheduled execution by asphyxiation using pure nitrogen of Kenneth Smith. I sincerely hope that …

Alabama carries out first US execution by asphyxiation with nitrogen gas
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Alabama carries out first US execution by asphyxiation with nitrogen gas

Al Jazeera  

Convicted murderer Kenneth Smith, who survived an earlier execution attempt by lethal injection, was killed on Thursday night. Officials said 58-year-old Smith was pronounced dead at 8:25pm on Thursday at Holman Correctional Facility in Alabama after breathing pure nitrogen gas through a face mask to cause oxygen deprivation. His death marks the first time that a new execution method has …

Alabama carries out first known execution with nitrogen gas in the US. Here’s what we know
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Alabama carries out first known execution with nitrogen gas in the US. Here’s what we know

CNN  

CNN — Alabama inmate Kenneth Smith was put to death Thursday night by nitrogen hypoxia, marking the nation’s first known execution using that method. Here’s what we know about the historic execution: In Alabama, 43 other inmates have requested new execution method After widespread discussion and speculation about how Smith’s execution would unfold, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall told reporters …

US: In a first, Alabama executes convicted murderer with nitrogen gas. How it works?
10 months, 4 weeks ago

US: In a first, Alabama executes convicted murderer with nitrogen gas. How it works?

India TV News  

Alabama: The US state of Alabama on Thursday executed a convicted murderer with nitrogen gas, the first-of-a-kind execution method of capital punishment since America began using lethal injections four decades ago. The 58-year-old Kenneth Eugene Smith was pronounced dead at 8:25 pm at an Alabama prison after breathing pure nitrogen gas through a face mask. “Tonight Alabama causes humanity to …

Alabama to carry out first-ever execution by nitrogen gas of inmate Kenneth Eugene Smith
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Alabama to carry out first-ever execution by nitrogen gas of inmate Kenneth Eugene Smith

Hindustan Times  

Alabama is set to execute death row inmate Kenneth Eugene Smith with nitrogen gas, with him becoming the first person in the United States to be put to death using the untested method. The Supreme court this week refused to stop Alabama from executing Smith using the controversial method, known as nitrogen hypoxia. This undated photo provided by the Alabama …

Alabama executes a man with nitrogen gas, the first time the new method has been used
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Alabama executes a man with nitrogen gas, the first time the new method has been used

Associated Press  

ATMORE, Ala. — Alabama executed a convicted murderer with nitrogen gas Thursday, putting him to death with a first-of-its-kind method that once again placed the U.S. at the forefront of the debate over capital punishment. “I pray that Elizabeth Sennett’s family can receive closure after all these years dealing with that great loss.” Mike Sennett, the victim’s son, said Thursday …

Federal Court Says Alabama Can Carry Out First Nitrogen Gas Execution
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Federal Court Says Alabama Can Carry Out First Nitrogen Gas Execution

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama will be allowed to put an inmate to death with nitrogen gas, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday, refusing to block what would be the nation’s first execution by a new method since 1982. “I remain confident that the Supreme Court will come down on the side of justice, and that Smith’s execution …

Nitrogen gas execution: How it works
11 months ago

Nitrogen gas execution: How it works

CNN  

CNN — Alabama inmate Kenneth Smith was put to death Thursday night, marking the nation’s first known execution using nitrogen gas. This month, United Nations experts raised the alarm that Smith’s execution could constitute torture, saying in a news release, “We are concerned that nitrogen hypoxia would result in a painful and humiliating death.” While doctors couldn’t say definitely, ahead …

Alabama puts to death Kenneth Smith in first known execution using nitrogen gas
11 months ago

Alabama puts to death Kenneth Smith in first known execution using nitrogen gas

CNN  

Atmore, Alabama CNN — Alabama on Thursday night executed Kenneth Smith, the first death row inmate known to die by nitrogen gas, marking the emergence of a wholly new method of execution in the United States that experts have said could lead to excessive pain or even torture. In a joint report, witnesses from the media said Smith made a …

Alabama executes man by nitrogen gas for the first time in the U.S.
11 months ago

Alabama executes man by nitrogen gas for the first time in the U.S.

NPR  

Alabama executes man by nitrogen gas for the first time in the U.S. Enlarge this image toggle caption Alabama Department of Corrections via AP and AP Alabama Department of Corrections via AP and AP Alabama executed a death row prisoner Thursday using nitrogen gas, becoming the first state in the U.S. to use the gas in an execution, despite concerns …

What’s nitrogen hypoxia? Alabama carries out Kenneth Smith’s US execution
11 months ago

What’s nitrogen hypoxia? Alabama carries out Kenneth Smith’s US execution

Al Jazeera  

Smith became the first inmate in history executed with nitrogen gas. Alabama, a US state with 165 people on death row, on Thursday night carried out the first-ever execution by an untested method known as nitrogen hypoxia. According to Stafford Smith, the lawyer, nitrogen hypoxia as an execution method originated from a television programme 15 years ago, featuring former British …

Alabama executes a man with nitrogen gas, the first time the new method has been used
11 months ago

Alabama executes a man with nitrogen gas, the first time the new method has been used

LA Times  

Anti-death penalty activists have placed signs along the road heading to Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Ala., where Kenneth Eugene Smith was executed with nitrogen gas Thursday. Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who dissented along with two other liberal justices, wrote: “Having failed to kill Smith on its first attempt, Alabama has selected him as its ‘guinea pig’ to test a method …

Supreme Court declines to halt first US nitrogen-gas execution in Alabama case
11 months ago

Supreme Court declines to halt first US nitrogen-gas execution in Alabama case

Hindustan Times  

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to halt Alabama from proceeding with the nation's first execution using nitrogen gas to carry out the death penalty on convicted murderer Kenneth Smith, who survived a botched lethal injection in 2022 that helped prompt a review of the state's death penalty procedures. The justices denied Smith's request to stay his execution, which …

Alabama Plans To Execute Kenneth Smith With Nitrogen Gas
11 months ago

Alabama Plans To Execute Kenneth Smith With Nitrogen Gas

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING In 1996, a jury recommended 11-1 that Kenneth Smith be sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for his role in a murder-for-hire plot. Alabama authorized nitrogen hypoxia as a method of execution in 2018, amid a shortage of lethal injection drugs and a lawsuit by people on death row challenging the constitutionality of the state’s …

Alabama calls nitrogen execution method painless and humane, but critics are raising doubts
11 months ago

Alabama calls nitrogen execution method painless and humane, but critics are raising doubts

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama, unless stopped by the courts, intends to strap Kenneth Eugene Smith to a gurney Thursday and use a gas mask to replace breathable air with nitrogen, depriving him of oxygen, in the nation’s first execution attempt with the method. The Alabama attorney general’s office told federal appeals court judges last week that nitrogen hypoxia is “the …

Alabama plans to carry out first execution by nitrogen gas on Kenneth Smith
11 months ago

Alabama plans to carry out first execution by nitrogen gas on Kenneth Smith

CNN  

CNN — Alabama intends to carry out the first known execution by nitrogen gas this week, when it’s scheduled to put to death Kenneth Smith some 14 months after failing to carry out his capital punishment by lethal injection. “Smith has avoided his lawful death sentence for over 35 years, but the court’s rejection … of Smith’s speculative claims removes …

Why are states like Alabama, which is planning to use nitrogen gas, exploring new execution methods?
11 months ago

Why are states like Alabama, which is planning to use nitrogen gas, exploring new execution methods?

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — An Alabama execution Thursday that would be the first to use nitrogen gas is the result of a long history of problems with lethal injections since Texas first used the method in 1982, including difficulties finding usable veins and obtaining the necessary drugs. Numerous other states that use lethal injection have encountered various problems with the execution …

Alabama plans to carry out first nitrogen gas execution. How will it work and what are the risks?
11 months ago

Alabama plans to carry out first nitrogen gas execution. How will it work and what are the risks?

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama is preparing to use a new method of execution: nitrogen gas. Kenneth Eugene Smith, who survived the state’s previous attempt to put him to death by lethal injection in 2022, is scheduled to be put to death Thursday by nitrogen hypoxia. The state maintains that nitrogen gas will cause unconsciousness quickly but critics have likened the …

Alabama plans to carry out first nitrogen gas execution. How will it work and what are the risks?
11 months ago

Alabama plans to carry out first nitrogen gas execution. How will it work and what are the risks?

LA Times  

Alabama’s lethal injection chamber at Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Ala. Kenneth Smith, 58, is scheduled to be executed Thursday at a south Alabama prison by nitrogen gas. Kenneth Eugene Smith, who survived the state’s previous attempt to put him to death by lethal injection in 2022, is scheduled to be put to death Thursday by nitrogen hypoxia. After Smith …

Alabama inmate asks federal appeals court to block first-ever execution by nitrogen gas
11 months ago

Alabama inmate asks federal appeals court to block first-ever execution by nitrogen gas

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — An attorney for an Alabama inmate set to be the nation’s first person ever put to death by nitrogen gas asked a federal appeals court Friday to block the upcoming execution using the “untested methods.” Kenneth Smith, 58, is scheduled to be executed Thursday, when a respirator-type mask will be put on his face to replace his …

Lawyers ask federal appeals court to block the nation’s first execution by nitrogen hypoxia
11 months, 1 week ago

Lawyers ask federal appeals court to block the nation’s first execution by nitrogen hypoxia

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Attorneys for the first inmate slated to be put to death with nitrogen gas have asked a federal appeals court to block the execution scheduled later this month in Alabama. The question of whether Alabama will ultimately be allowed to attempt the nation’s first execution using nitrogen gas could end up before the U.S. Supreme Court. “Because …

Alabama court says state can make second attempt to execute inmate whose lethal injection failed
11 months, 1 week ago

Alabama court says state can make second attempt to execute inmate whose lethal injection failed

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Supreme Court on Friday rejected the appeal of a death row inmate who is scheduled to be the first person put to death with nitrogen gas and had argued that he shouldn’t face execution after a previous attempt at a lethal injection failed. Justices without dissent rejected arguments that a second attempt to execute Kenneth …

Federal judge says Alabama can conduct nation’s 1st execution with nitrogen gas; appeal planned
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Federal judge says Alabama can conduct nation’s 1st execution with nitrogen gas; appeal planned

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama will be allowed to put an inmate to death with nitrogen gas later this month, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, clearing the way for what would be the nation’s first execution using a new method the inmate’s lawyers criticize as cruel and experimental. Smith’s attorneys have said Alabama is trying to make Smith the “test subject” …

Federal judge says Alabama can conduct nation’s first execution with nitrogen gas
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Federal judge says Alabama can conduct nation’s first execution with nitrogen gas

LA Times  

Alabama will be allowed to put an inmate to death with nitrogen gas later this month, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, clearing the way for what would be the nation’s first execution under a new method the inmate’s lawyers criticize as cruel and experimental. U.S. District Judge R. Austin Huffaker rejected Alabama inmate Kenneth Eugene Smith’s request for a preliminary …

Alabama’s plan for nation’s first execution by nitrogen gas is ‘hostile to religion,’ lawsuit says
1 year ago

Alabama’s plan for nation’s first execution by nitrogen gas is ‘hostile to religion,’ lawsuit says

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Lawyers for a spiritual adviser to an Alabama inmate scheduled to be executed with nitrogen gas next month said in a complaint filed Wednesday that restrictions on how close the adviser can get to the inmate in the death chamber are “hostile to religion.” The Rev. Hood’s lawyers also argued in their complaint that Alabama’s restrictions on …

Alabama inmate asks judge to block first nitrogen gas execution
1 year, 1 month ago

Alabama inmate asks judge to block first nitrogen gas execution

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Lawyers for the first inmate scheduled to be put to death with nitrogen gas argued in Monday court filings that Alabama is seeking to make him the “test case” for an experimental execution method and asked a federal judge to the block the January execution. They noted in the filing that the American Veterinary Medical Association wrote …

Alabama sets January execution date using nitrogen gas
1 year, 1 month ago

Alabama sets January execution date using nitrogen gas

NPR  

Alabama sets January execution date using nitrogen gas Enlarge this image toggle caption Associated Press Associated Press Alabama has set a January execution date for what would be the nation's first attempt to put an inmate to death using nitrogen gas. Sponsor Message The announcement of the execution date moves Alabama closer to becoming the first state to attempt an …

Alabama sets January execution date using nitrogen gas
1 year, 1 month ago

Alabama sets January execution date using nitrogen gas

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama has set a January execution date for what would be the nation’s first attempt to put an inmate to death using nitrogen gas. Smith’s attorneys on Thursday filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to stop the execution, saying Alabama was attempting to make their client the “test subject for this novel and experimental method.” They …

Alabama sets date for first-ever US execution of death row inmate by nitrogen gas in 2024, governor says
1 year, 1 month ago

Alabama sets date for first-ever US execution of death row inmate by nitrogen gas in 2024, governor says

CNN  

CNN — Alabama has scheduled the nation’s first execution by nitrogen hypoxia, an alternative to lethal injection, its Republican governor said. The new development in Smith’s case comes after Alabama paused executions last fall and reviewed its execution process after problems with lethal injections came into the national spotlight. Alabama finalized the first-ever execution protocols for the new method in …

Alabama can execute inmate with nitrogen gas, state’s highest court says
1 year, 1 month ago

Alabama can execute inmate with nitrogen gas, state’s highest court says

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A divided Alabama Supreme Court said the state can execute an inmate with nitrogen gas, a method that has not previously been used carry out a death sentence. The justices granted the state attorney general’s request for an execution warrant for Kenneth Eugene Smith, one of two men convicted in the 1988 murder-for-hire slaying of Elizabeth Sennett …

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