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| Alabama cleared to become first state to execute inmate with nitrogen gas: court |
| 2023-11-03 |
| [FoxNews] Alabama's Supreme Court on Wednesday cleared the state to execute an inmate using nitrogen gas. The state's attorney general’s request for an execution warrant for Kenneth Eugene Smith was granted in a 6-2 decision by an all-Republican court. Last year, the Alabama Department of Corrections called off the execution of Smith when the people responsible for connecting two intravenous lines to him for lethal injection could not do so. While the ruling moves the state closer to becoming the first to attempt execution with nitrogen gas, there is likely to be additional legal dispute on the matter. Alabama joins Oklahoma and Mississippi with authorization to use nitrogen hypoxia as a form of execution, although no state has yet attempted to use it. Smith was one of two men convicted in the 1988 murder-for-hire slaying of Elizabeth Sennett in Alabama's Colbert County. "Elizabeth Sennett's family has waited an unconscionable 35 years to see justice served. Today, the Alabama Supreme Court cleared the way for Kenneth Eugene Smith to be executed by nitrogen hypoxia," Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall wrote. "Though the wait has been far too long, I am grateful that our capital litigators have nearly gotten this case to the finish line." Smith's legal team had urged the court to reject the execution request. They also previously accused the state of trying to move Smith to "the front of the line" for a nitrogen execution in order to moot Smith’s lawsuit challenging lethal injection procedures. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #10 Might just fry your nads before the breaker tripped, and what kind of life would that be? |
| Posted by: KBK 2023-11-03 17:55 |
| #9 A Toaster or Hairdryer + Bath Tub would be my go-to. |
| Posted by: mossomo 2023-11-03 13:37 |
| #8 I would like to see life-long incarceration in an outdoor camp. killing lets one off the 'wheel' too early. |
| Posted by: irish rage boy 2023-11-03 09:20 |
| #7 Try Helium. Give the witnesses a laugh. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-11-03 09:08 |
| #6 If it is fool-proof and not hard on the witnesses (it shouldn't be) there will be no excuse not to clear out death row in every state. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-11-03 08:29 |
| #5 #2 Can't wait to see some idiot try to pass a law making nitrogen off limits for this purpose. Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-11-03 07:22 MM, Please don't give 'em any ideas. Mike |
| Posted by: MikeKozlowski 2023-11-03 08:18 |
| #4 Just use that plastic sheeting they use to cover your dry cleaning with the warning label to keep out of the hands of children. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2023-11-03 07:56 |
| #3 Next new vape fad. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-11-03 07:39 |
| #2 Can't wait to see some idiot try to pass a law making nitrogen off limits for this purpose. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-11-03 07:22 |
| #1 What if we could apply the Death Sentence the same way the Murderer killed his/her victim(s)? Streamline appeals process so it to happen within in 7 years, not 30 or 40 years? An could hold public sq. Hanging Executions? I am sure it would impact the Murder rates. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2023-11-03 06:38 |