US EditionLouisiana death row inmate asks for last-minute court ruling to halt nitrogen gas execution
- Hoffman is scheduled for execution on Tuesday evening using nitrogen gas, marking Louisiana's first execution in 15 years.
- Attorney General Liz Murrill expects at least four executions in Louisiana this year following a gap of over a decade.
- Hoffman's attorneys argue that the method violates the Eighth Amendment's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment and infringes on his religious practices.
- A state judge issued a temporary restraining order against Hoffman’s execution, but it will expire before the scheduled execution time.
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Supreme Court rejects request to block Louisiana’s first nitrogen gas execution
ANGOLA, La. (AP) — Louisiana used nitrogen gas to put a man to death Tuesday evening for a killing decades ago, marking the first time the state has used the method as it resumed executions after a 15-year hiatus. Jessie Hoffman Jr., 46, was pronounced dead at 6:50 p.m. at the Louisiana State Penitentiary, authorities said, adding the nitrogen gas had flowed for 19 minutes during what one official characterized as a “flawless” execution. It was …
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NolaAhead of Louisiana's first nitrogen gas execution, lawyers fight to halt death
Louisiana is set to execute death row inmate Jessie Hoffman with nitrogen gas, the state's first time using the execution method. Follow live updates throughout the day.
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