"Alabama's Controversial Nitrogen Gas Execution: Kenneth Smith's Legal Battle and Botched Attempt"
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Kenneth Smith, a man on death row in Alabama, is facing a second execution attempt after a botched lethal injection in 2022. This time, he is scheduled to be executed by nitrogen gas, a method never before used in the US for capital punishment. Smith, who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder following the failed execution, expressed his fear and trauma, stating that he is not ready for the ordeal. His lawyers are making appeals, arguing that the proposed method and his previous trauma constitute cruel and unusual punishment.
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- Alabama plans to carry out first nitrogen gas execution. How will it work and what are the risks? The Associated Press
- Alabama convict turns to appeals court in bid to block first-ever nitrogen gas execution Fox News
- Guest opinion: Rage and the Alabama execution of Kenneth Smith by the new method of nitrogen hypoxia AL.com
- Kenneth Smith argues mask execution cruel unusual 11th Circuit WVTM13 Birmingham
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