ACTION 8 UPDATE: Execution date set for Kenneth Smith
Gov. Kay Ivey has set an execution date for death row inmate Kenneth Eugene Smith.
nitrogen hypoxia
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 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 prison system said nitrogen hypoxia not ready, despite comment by AG’s office
The Alabama prison system said that it is not ready to carry out executions by nitrogen hypoxia despite a remark by the attorney general’s office suggesting the untested method could be used next month.
U.S. Supreme Court Sides with Alabama Death Row Inmate Who Seeks to Die by Nitrogen Hypoxia
The U.S. Supreme Court has sided with an Alabama death row inmate wants to be put to death by nitrogen hypoxia when he is ultimately executed.
Alabama Halts Execution Because of Time, IV Access Concerns
Alabama officials called off the Thursday lethal injection of a man convicted in a 1999 workplace shooting because of time concerns and trouble accessing the inmate’s veins.
