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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

Smith and his attorneys last week asked the Supreme Court to pause the execution so they could argue trying to execute Smith a second time would amount to cruel and unusual punishment, violating the Eighth and 14th amendments.

Supreme Court denies Alabama hitman's bid to halt nitrogen hypoxia execution

The state plans to execute Kenneth Smith on Thursday using the untested method of nitrogen hypoxia, though Mr. Smith’s lawyers plan a last-minute legal appeal.

Both the Supreme Court and a federal appeals court denied stays sought by Kenneth Smith, who is scheduled to die on Thursday in the nation’s first nitrogen gas execution.

A death row inmate in Alabama is scheduled to become the first ever person put to death by nitrogen hypoxia on Thursday.

The execution will be the first attempt to use a new execution method since the 1982 introduction of lethal injection, now the most common execution method in the United States. - Alabama Set To Execute Inmate With Nitrogen Gas, A Never Before Used Method

Alabama will be the first state to use nitrogen in an execution. If it goes smoothly, other states are likely to follow.

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Content warning: Contains graphic descriptions of executions Alabama is set to carry out the first US execution using nitrogen gas on Thursday evening...