Judge blocks Louisiana's 1st nitrogen gas execution over possible 'pain and terror'
Chief District Judge Shelly Dick's ruling came a week before Jessie Hoffman was set to be executed by nitrogen gas at the ...
Louisiana puts man to death in state's first nitrogen gas execution
Louisiana used nitrogen gas to put Jessie Hoffman Jr., 46, to death Tuesday evening in the state's first execution in 15 ...
Louisiana to execute inmate with nitrogen gas for first time today. What to know.
Death row inmate Jessie Hoffman's attorneys have been arguing that he shouldn't be executed by the controversial and largely ...
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Federal judge halts Louisiana's first nitrogen gas execution, state says it will appeal
BATON ROUGE, La. — A federal judge has halted Louisiana's first death row execution using nitrogen gas, which was scheduled to take place next week. U.S. District Court Judge Shelly Dick issued ...
The Hill23d
Louisiana execution recharges debate on death by nitrogen gas
Jessie Hoffman is trying to halt his March 18 execution His lawyers say nitrogen gas protocol is shrouded in secrecy Louisiana attorney general has vowed to carry out the execution A death row ...
NOLA.com21d
Louisiana's first nitrogen gas execution halted for now following federal judge's ruling
A federal judge in Baton Rouge has issued a preliminary injunction to stop Louisiana from moving forward with its first nitrogen gas execution on March 18, though the state immediately moved to ...
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Louisiana's execution protocol unsealed. New detailed plans to use nitrogen gas released.
Attorneys for the state and for death row inmate Jessie Hoffman Jr. agreed Thursday to unseal a redacted version of Louisiana's new protocol for using nitrogen gas in executions, shedding public ...
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Louisiana and Arkansas look to nitrogen executions
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Hours after the nation’s first execution by nitrogen gas in January last year, Alabama's attorney general urged other states to also develop it as a method for ...
Arkansas Times21d
Using nitrogen gas in executions will further delay Arkansas death penalty
Rep. Jeff Wardlaw, R-Hermitage, and Sen. Blake Johnson, R-Corning, have proposed a bill to allow the Division of Correction to use nitrogen gas as a method of execution, in addition to the current ...
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Louisiana puts man to death in its 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 ...
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A Federal Judge Has Halted Louisiana’s First Nitrogen Gas Execution. the State Says It Will Appeal
A Federal Judge Has Halted Louisiana’s First Nitrogen Gas Execution. the State Says It Will Appeal BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A federal judge has halted Louisiana’s first death row execution ...
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Louisiana’s first nitrogen gas execution halted by federal judge
open image in gallery A federal judge in Louisiana has halted the state’s first ever death row execution by nitrogen gas, which was due to take place next week (AP2008) "The public has paramount ...