Lawsuit: Alabama’s plan for nation’s first execution by nitrogen “hostile to religion”
Rev. Jeff Hood says restrictions would interfere with his ability to minister to Kenneth Smith before he is put to death by nitrogen gas.
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Alabama inmate asks judge to block first nitrogen gas execution
Gov. Kay Ivey this month set a Jan. 25 execution date for Smith using nitrogen hypoxia.
Alabama inmate executed for the shooting death of man in 1993 Marshall County robbery
An Alabama inmate convicted of killing a man during a 1993 robbery when he was a teenager was executed Thursday by lethal injection.
Alabama Supreme Court: State can execute inmate with nitrogen gas
A divided Alabama Supreme Court said the state can execute an inmate with nitrogen gas, a method that has not been used.
Alabama death row inmate says he opposes being “test subject” for new nitrogen execution method
Lawyers for an Alabama inmate are asking judges to deny the state’s request to carry out his death sentence using nitrogen hypoxia.
Alabama preparing to use nitrogen hypoxia for convicted killer’s execution
Alabama is seeking to become the first state to execute a prisoner by making him breathe pure nitrogen.
Alabama to carry out first lethal injection after review of execution procedures
Alabama plans to execute an inmate on Thursday for the 2001 beating death of a woman as the state seeks to carry out its first lethal injection after a pause in executions following a string of problems with inserting the IVs.
Alabama inmate asks appeals court to block his execution, citing state’s past problems
Attorneys for an Alabama inmate on death row asked a federal appeals court Monday to block his upcoming execution, arguing the state has a history of troubled lethal injections.
U.S. Supreme Court rejects case of woman on Alabama death row
The U.S. Supreme Court is leaving in place the sentence of a woman on Alabama’s death row who was convicted of helping her boyfriend kill his two young children.
Two Former Alabama Governors Express Doubts over Executions
Former Gov. Don Siegelman and former Gov. Robert Bentley say they are troubled by the state’s death penalty system
