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Louisiana death row inmate asks for last-minute court ruling to halt nitrogen gas execution
- Jessie Hoffman Jr., 46, has asked for a last-minute court order to stop his nitrogen gas execution in Louisiana, scheduled for Tuesday evening.
- Louisiana officials claim that nitrogen hypoxia is a painless execution method, while Hoffman's attorneys argue that it violates the Eighth Amendment against cruel and unusual punishment.
- The 19th Judicial District Court has issued a temporary restraining order against Hoffman's execution, which will expire at 10:30 AM EST, hours before the execution is set to occur.
- Attorney General Liz Murrill expects at least four executions in Louisiana this year, asserting, 'justice will finally be served.
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Jessie Hoffman execution: Supreme Court could still intervene
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Louisiana death row inmate Jessie Hoffman remains scheduled for execution Tuesday evening, but legal challenges continue to unfold as his attorneys seek a last-minute stay from the U.S. Supreme Court. According to state penitentiary warden Darrel Vannoy, Hoffman will be executed between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. The Louisiana State Penitentiary will hold a press conference after the planned execution, where state off…
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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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