Louisiana death row inmate challenges nitrogen gas

Louisiana death row inmate challenges nitrogen gas as execution method
The man poised to become the first Louisiana death row inmate executed in 15 years scored a significant win Tuesday as he challenges the state's plan to use nitrogen hypoxia to carry out his death sentence.
Gov. Landry defends nitrogen execution as a crime deterrent, but a judge blocks the state's first use of this method
A judge has halted Louisiana’s first nitrogen hypoxia execution, but Gov. Jeff Landry says the method is a necessary deterrent to violent crime.
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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.
A federal judge has halted Louisiana’s first nitrogen gas execution. The state says it will appeal
A federal judge has halted Louisiana’s first death row execution using nitrogen gas , which was scheduled to take place next week. U.S. District Court Judge Shelly Dick issued a preliminary injunction on Tuesday,
Judge blocks Louisiana’s first nitrogen gas execution after killer pleaded for 'humane' death
U.S. District Court Judge Shelly Dick issued a preliminary injunction on Tuesday, stopping the state from immediately moving forward with the execution of Jessie Hoffman Jr.
Louisiana execution delayed pending hearing on nitrogen asphyxiation
A federal judge in Baton Rouge has blocked next week’s scheduled execution of a convicted murderer in Louisiana. Judge Shelley Dick issued a preliminary injunction against the state using nitrogen asphyxiation to execute Jessie Hoffman Jr.
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