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...