Lawyers for Ala. Inmate Seek to Block His Fall Execution by Nitrogen Gas
A federal judge is being asked to block the state from using the same nitrogen protocol that the state used in January to execute Kenneth Smith. The court filing cited witness descriptions of the execution and the findings of an autopsy conducted on Smith.
August 22, 2024 at 12:45 PM
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Constitutional LawLawyers for an Alabama inmate, scheduled to be executed with nitrogen gas this fall, argued in a Tuesday court filing that the state has ignored problems with the method as it seeks to carry out more nitrogen executions.
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