# nitrogen gas death penalty

Supreme Court allows Alabama to carry out first-ever execution by nitrogen gas of death row inmate Kenneth Smith » The Supreme Court rejected Kenneth Smith's argument that it would be unconstitutional for the state to attempt a second execution after a failed lethal injection in 2022. Cbsnews.com

Kenneth Eugene Smith executed by nitrogen hypoxia in Alabama, marking a first for the death penalty » Alabama went through with its planned execution on Thursday of Kenneth Eugene Smith, who was the first condemned inmate in the U.S. put to death using nitrogen gas. Cbsnews.com

Will other states replicate Alabama's nitrogen execution? - Bay to Bay News » Experts on capital punishment say Alabama's first-ever use of nitrogen gas to execute a man could could gain traction among other states and change how the death penalty is carried out in the United … Baytobaynews.com

Alabama execution using nitrogen gas could "amount to torture" and violate human rights treaties, U.N. warns » The inmate, Kenneth Eugene Smith, already survived a botched execution attempt by lethal injection in 2022. Cbsnews.com

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EU, UN Human Rights Office express regret over execution of a man using nitrogen gas in Alabama » BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and the U.N. Human Rights Office expressed regret Friday over the first execution of a man with nitrogen gas in the U.S. state of Alabama. The 27-nation European … Ksn.com

DPIC Analysis: Exoneration Data Suggests Non-Unanimous Death-Sentencing Statutes Heighten Risk of Wrongful Convictions » Capital sentencing schemes that permit judges to impose a death sentence despite the votes of one or more jurors for life create a heightened risk that an… Deathpenaltyinfo.org

What is nitrogen hypoxia? Alabama's Kenneth Smith execution proceeds with unprecedented, controversial method » A death row inmate in Alabama was executed on Thursday, Jan. 25, using nitrogen gas. It marked the first U.S. execution carried out this way. Cbsnews.com