Alabama has scheduled the execution date for the first inmate in the nation who will be executed by nitrogen hypoxia, an alternative to lethal injection, the governor said.
Alabama has scheduled the nation’s first execution by nitrogen hypoxia , an alternative to lethal injection, its Republican governor said. Kenneth Eugene Smith ’s execution by lethal injection was abruptly canceled in November after the state couldn’t properly set the IV line before the warrant for execution expired. He asked the state to be put to death by nitrogen gas rather than lethal injection after what he called a botched execution .
Still, Smith’s attorneys nodded to other unresolved issues related to the case and said they are “disappointed” the governor has “apparently” set an execution date for their client, according to their statement Wednesday to CNN. “We will continue to pursue the enforcement of Mr. Smith’s rights through the judicial process,” the statement reads. “Like the eleven jurors who did not believe Mr.
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