Alabama becomes first state to carry out execution by nitrogen gas : NPR
Kenneth Smith, 58, died at 8:25 pm Thursday night, after a slew of last minute appeals to several courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court, failed.
Source: npr.org
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U.S. Supreme Court allows nitrogen execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith to proceed
In a dissent, Justice Sonia Sotomayor said Alabama was using Smith as a "guinea pig" to test an untried method of execution.
Source: alabamareflector.com
Eyewitness account to first US nitrogen gas execution: Inmate gasped for air and shook
Alabama became the first to use the execution method Thursday to execute Kenneth Smith, who was convicted as part of a murder-for-hire scheme in 1988.
Source: yahoo.com
Alabama Carries Out First Nitrogen Gas Execution In The U.S. That Critics Have Called Inhumane
The execution comes a day after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected an effort by the convict Kenneth Eugene Smith to delay it and review his case.
Source: forbes.com
US State of Alabama executes inmate through nitrogen hypoxia
Kenneth Eugene Smith, an inmate in the US State of Alabama, Thursday became the first person ever to be put to death through the controversial nitrogen hypoxia mechanism.
Source: mercopress.com