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An Alabama inmate scheduled to be the first person in the United States to be put to death with nitrogen gas is waiting to see if he will receive a last-minute reprieve from federal courts in his bid …
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 execution by a new method since 1982. A divided panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Kenneth Eugene Smith’s request for an injunction to stop his execution by nitrogen hypoxia Thursday night. Smith’s lawyers, who have argued the state is trying to make him the test subject for an experimental execution method, are expected to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court in a final bid to halt the schedule...
It'll be the second time the state has tried to put Kenneth Eugene Smith to death. This time, the state is using an untested method.
It'll be the second time the state has tried to put Kenneth Eugene Smith to death. This time, the state is using an untested method.
The impact of last week's wintry weather continues to impact many of us in North Alabama.