Despite a series of planned protests and vigils, the state is all set to carry out its third nitrogen gas execution on Thursday in the case of a man convicted for the 1994 kidnapping and murder of a female hitchhiker.
A federal judge has denied attempts to halt the nitrogen gas execution of a man scheduled to be put to death later this month for the 1994 kidnapping and murder of a female hitchhiker.
U.S. District Judge Austin Huffaker, Jr. will deliberate on the state's continued use of nitrogen hypoxia after hearing testimony on Tuesday from attorneys of a condemned man attempting to halt his scheduled execution.
The state of Alabama successfully executed Allan Eugene Miller Thursday night, marking the second-ever use of Nitrogen hypoxia as an execution method in the state and the U.S.
Attorneys for the Alabama man sentenced to die by nitrogen hypoxia for murdering a female hitchhiker are trying to block the state from carrying out the sentence scheduled for November.
Gov. Kay Ivey sent an official order of execution to Alabama Department of Corrections commissioner John Hamm, authorizing the November nitrogen hypoxia execution for Carey Dale Grayson, 49, who kidnapped and murdered a female hitchhiker in 1994, along with several accomplices.
This week, the Alabama Supreme Court authorized the nitrogen hypoxia execution of Carey Dale Grayson, who was convicted in the 1994 kidnapping and murder of a female hitchhiker.
Alan Eugene Miller, an Alabama death row inmate awaiting death by nitrogen hypoxia is asking a federal court to stop the execution due to the state’s last execution by gas.
The nitrogen hypoxia execution of Alan Eugene Miller is scheduled to take place between 12 a.m. on September 26 and midnight on September 27.
Attorney General Steve Marshall spoke Friday morning on Thursday evening’s execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith, which was the first-ever execution in the state carried out by nitrogen hypoxia.
The state of Alabama is the first state to put an inmate to death by nitrogen hypoxia.
The state of Alabama is free to execute Kenneth Eugene Smith on Thursday by nitrogen hypoxia after a federal appeals court ruled the method wasn’t unconstitutional.
The State of Alabama is preparing to execute Kenneth Eugene Smith on Thursday. If successful, it will be the first death by nitrogen hypoxia in the United States.
The United Nations Human Rights office released a statement urging Alabama to halt the nitrogen hypoxia execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith.
The state of Alabama is set to be the first state to put to death a prisoner by using nitrogen gas, but a federal judge may halt the execution due to the method the state approved.
Gov. Kay Ivey set the execution date for Kenneth Eugene Smith, who could be Alabama’s first death row inmate to be executed by nitrogen hypoxia.
The Alabama Supreme Court authorized the Department of Corrections on Wednesday to execute Kenneth Eugene Smith.
A recent opinion written in the Wall Street Journal gave a lengthy defense of Alabama’s plans to carry out the world’s first execution by Nitrogen suffocation.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of an Alabama death row inmate who has requested to die by a new method of execution.
The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) is planning on having nitrogen gas ready to use for executions by the end of 2023.
A federal judge has ordered the state of Alabama to preserve records, supplies, and other evidence from a failed execution that was called off after officials struggled to find a vein.
The state of Alabama has asked a federal appeals court to allow the lethal injection of an Alabama man that was previously blocked by a federal judge.
The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) has said they will not be able to perform an execution by Nitrogen Hypoxia after suggesting they may have the capability in a Monday Court filing.
A federal judge has ruled that Alabama must clarify “vague” language on its ability to perform an execution by nitrogen hypoxia.
State officials said this week nitrogen hypoxia method for executions could be ready for the next execution, which is scheduled for Sept. 22.