Louisiana Halts Nitrogen Gas Execution After Judge Agrees with Lawyers Claiming Method Akin to Torture
Lawyers for Jessie Hoffman Jr. argued that using nitrogen hypoxia to put him to death would violate his constitutional rights
Judge blocks Louisiana's 1st nitrogen gas execution over possible 'pain and terror'
Chief District Judge Shelly Dick's ruling came a week before Jessie Hoffman was set to be executed by nitrogen gas at the Louisiana State Penitentiary.
Federal judge halts Louisiana’s first nitrogen gas execution
A federal judge has halted Louisiana’s first death row execution using nitrogen gas, which was scheduled to take place next week.
Louisiana's first nitrogen gas execution halted for now following federal judge's ruling
Dick granted the preliminary injunction Tuesday after a daylong hearing Friday in which attorneys for condemned inmate Jessie Hoffman Jr. argued that the state's plan to use nitrogen hypoxia as his method of death amounted to cruel and unusual punishment.
Federal judge halts execution of death row inmate Jessie Hoffman
BATON ROUGE, La. — A federal judge has issued an order stopping the execution of Louisiana death row inmate Jessie Hoffman, which was scheduled to take place on March 18. Attorney General Liz Murril says the state will immediately appeal.
Advocates Cheer Judge Blocking Louisiana's First Ever Nitrogen Execution
U.S. District Court Judge Shelly Dick issued a preliminary injunction stopping the state from moving forward with Jessie Hoffman Jr.'s execution.
Louisiana’s Jewish community protests nitrogen gas death row executions, seeing a link to ‘the decimation of our people’
A New Orleans-area group decries the state’s efforts to use nitrogen gas to execute death row inmates because, members say, ...
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Louisiana attorney general files motion to resume Jessie Hoffman execution
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill filed an emergency brief with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals after a judge halted ...
Death Row Inmate Who Robbed, Raped, Kidnapped And Killed A Woman Expects To Be Executed In A ‘Humane’ Way
Attorneys for Jessie Hoffman Jr. argues Louisiana is using the inmate as a test for the nitrogen method that has only been ...
Louisiana attorney general files emergency brief with Court of Appeals over execution case
The Louisiana attorney general's office has filed an emergency brief with the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals regarding a scheduled execution for next week.
Judge Blocks Louisiana's First Nitrogen Gas Execution: 'Pain and Terror'
Lucifer himself could conceive of few more evil ways to execute someone than nitrogen hypoxia,' one spiritual leader for ...
Hoffman execution postponed on constitutional grounds
In a developing story, the execution is postponed for an inmate on Louisiana's death row due to an appeal of the method of ...
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Louisiana death row inmate challenges gruelling execution method as he’s set to become state's first person to die by it
Louisiana inmate Jessie Hoffman Jr. has argued the state's execution protocol is undisclosed and violates his constitutional ...