US federal judge blocks Alabama from executing man by nitrogen gas
Overview
Emily C Marks finds method proposed to kill Jeffery Lee violates ban on cruel and unusual punishment
A federal judge on Tuesday permanently blocked Alabama from executing a man with nitrogen gas after declaring the method violates the ban on cruel and unusual punishment.
Details
US district judge Emily C Marks issued the decision a day after an appeals court reversed her ruling that the method is constitutional.
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Originally published at www.theguardian.com.