At the time, the state noted Alabama’s Legislature approved the use of nitrogen gas for executions but had not yet finalized all protocols for its application

Alabama Supreme Court rules state can use nitrogen gas for inmate execution

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---More...The Alabama Supreme Court ruled Wednesday the state can execute an inmate with nitrogen gas, a method not yet used to carry out a death sentence.

The 6-2 decision by the all-Republican court came in response to the state attorney general’s request for an execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith. ---More...

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At the time, the state noted Alabama’s Legislature approved the use of nitrogen gas for executions but had not yet finalized all protocols for its application

Alabama Supreme Court rules state can use nitrogen gas for inmate execution

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