Alabama executed a convicted murderer with nitrogen gas Thursday, putting him to death with a first-of-its-kind method that once again put the U.S. at the forefront of the debate over capital punishment. CBC | World News
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Alabama killer Kenneth Eugene Smith set to be first US inmate executed by nitrogen
A panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Kenneth Eugene Smith’s request for an injunction to stop his scheduled execution by nitrogen hypoxia Thursday. Daily Express :: News Feed
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Some medical experts are accusing Alabama of using an experimental procedure to carry out a death sentence later this week for a 58-year-old inmate. CBC | World News
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