Louisiana Can Carry Out First Nitrogen Gas Execution, Court Rules
Under the state's new procedure, Hoffman will be strapped to a gurney and forced to breathe pure nitrogen gas through a ...
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Louisiana's nitrogen gas execution back on for next week, federal appeals court rules
"In sum, the district court didn’t just get the legal analysis wrong — it turned the Constitution on its head, by relying on ...
Appeals court says Louisiana can carry out the state’s first nitrogen gas execution next week
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's first execution using nitrogen gas is set to move forward as planned next week after a ...
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Husband of Jessie Hoffman's victim torn over his execution: 'His death will not provide closure'
Andy Elliott says he isn't sure now if he wants her killer, Jessie Hoffman Jr ... His advocates describe Hoffman as a product of a grim upbringing in New Orleans housing projects, one ...
Hoffman execution postponed on constitutional grounds
In a developing story, the execution is postponed for an inmate on Louisiana’s death row due to an appeal of the method of ...
Louisiana Halts Nitrogen Gas Execution After Judge Agrees with Lawyers Claiming Method Akin to Torture
Lawyers for Jessie Hoffman Jr. argued that using nitrogen hypoxia to put him to death would violate his constitutional rights ...
Legal battle continues over Louisiana’s first nitrogen gas execution
A federal judge blocked Louisiana’s first nitrogen gas execution, citing concerns over cruel and unusual punishment. The ...
Judge Blocks Louisiana's First Nitrogen Gas Execution: 'Pain and Terror'
Lucifer himself could conceive of few more evil ways to execute someone than nitrogen hypoxia,' one spiritual leader for condemned inmates told Newsweek.