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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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Louisiana's early history of executions under French, Spanish rule

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Supreme Court rejects request to block Louisiana’s 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 first time the state has used the method as it resumed executions after a 15-year hiatus. Jessie Hoffman Jr., 46, was pronounced dead at 6:50 p.m. at the Louisiana State Penitentiary, authorities said, adding the nitrogen gas had flowed for 19 minutes during what one official characterized as a “flawless” execution. It was …

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US Supreme Court rejects request to block Louisiana's first nitrogen gas execution

US Supreme Court rejects request to block Louisiana's first nitrogen gas execution.

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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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US state set to use execution method so 'inhumane' it's banned for pets

Louisiana is preparing to execute Jessie Hoffman using nitrogen hypoxia, a method that essentially suffocates the prisoner by depriving the body of oxygen

Ahead of Louisiana's first nitrogen gas execution, lawyers fight to halt death

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.

3 days ago·Baton Rouge, United States

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