Federal judge: Alabama can execute inmate with nitrogen gas; appeal likely
Alabama will be allowed to put an inmate to death with nitrogen gas later this month, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
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ACTION 8 UPDATE: Execution date set for Kenneth Smith
Gov. Kay Ivey has set an execution date for death row inmate Kenneth Eugene Smith.
Judge hears arguments on whether to stop Alabama’s first execution by nitrogen
A federal judge heard arguments about the humaneness and risks of execution by nitrogen gas as he weighs whether to let Alabama attempt the nation’s first use of the method.
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.
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.
Execution date set for Alabama death row inmate
Gov. Kay Ivey has scheduled an execution date for an inmate convicted of shooting and killing a man during a 1993 robbery.
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.
