Alabama executes inmate James Barber after lethal injection pause
Barber's death was the first execution carried out in Alabama this year after the state temporarily halted them in November.
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Barber's death was the first execution carried out in Alabama this year after the state temporarily halted them in November.
MONTGOMERY— Executions in Alabama have resumed after being held up since November due to a series of botched lethal injections.
James Barber was convicted of beating a 75-year-old woman to death with a claw hammer in 2001. A jury recommended the death penalty, which a judge granted.
Barber's death was the first execution carried out in Alabama this year after the state temporarily halted them in November.
Barber's death was the first execution carried out in Alabama this year after the state temporarily halted them in November.