US EditionAppeals court says Louisiana can carry out the state’s first nitrogen gas execution next week
- On Friday, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans ruled that Louisiana could proceed with an execution using nitrogen gas.
- This decision vacates a lower court's preliminary injunction, with Judges James Ho and Andrew Oldham, both appointed by President Donald Trump, supporting the state's argument that a firing squad, the inmate's requested method, would be more painful than nitrogen hypoxia.
- Louisiana's expansion of execution methods, including nitrogen hypoxia, aimed to resume executions, while nationally, executions have declined due to legal battles, drug shortages, and waning public support.
- Attorney General Liz Murrill and state officials applauded the decision, while Hoffman's attorney, Cecelia Kappel, denounced it, arguing that the new method violates the Constitution and could cause psychological terror, with a final appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court expected.
- Louisiana would be the second state to use nitrogen hypoxia for execution, following Alabama's execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith, which was the first new method used in the U.S. Since lethal injection was introduced in 1982, but Judge Catharina Haynes dissented, suggesting the courts need more time for litigation.
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