Alabama inmate requests meeting with governor before nitrogen execution
TL;DR
Anthony Boyd, an Alabama inmate scheduled for execution by nitrogen hypoxia, requested a meeting with Governor Kay Ivey to discuss his innocence before his execution, which is set for later today. Boyd maintains his innocence in a 1993 murder, but the state has not halted the execution, and legal challenges against the nitrogen method have been rejected.
Topics:nationdeath-penalty#alabama#anthony-boyd#death-penalty#death-row#execution-delay#nitrogen-gas
- Inmate asks to meet with Alabama governor hours ahead of nitrogen execution for 1993 murder CBS News
- Alabama death row inmate insists innocence, urges governor to meet him before nitrogen-gas execution Fox News
- Alabama inmate asks Gov. Kay Ivey to meet before execution: ‘Know the guy that’s innocent’ AL.com
- He Was Convicted Entirely On Clashing Eyewitness Testimony. Alabama Plans to Execute Him Next Week. boltsmag.org
- Alabama inmate asks to meet with governor ahead of execution Decatur Daily
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