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Jessie Hoffman, death row

The Advocate · 14h

From New Orleans parking worker to death row: See timeline of Jessie Hoffman's murder case

Louisiana is set to execute death row inmate Jessie Hoffman on March 18 using nitrogen gas, the state's first time using the method. Here's a breakdown of his criminal history.

Husband of Jessie Hoffman's victim torn over his execution: 'His death will not provide closure'

Molly Elliott's husband is speaking out for the first time in three decades as Jessie Hoffman's Louisiana execution, set for March 18, is now tied up in the courts.

Execution of Louisiana death row inmate Jessie Hoffman set after court ruling

"The United State Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has sided with Attorney General Liz Murrill’s Office in overturning the Middle District of Louisiana’s injunction against convicted killer and rapist Jessie Hoffman’s execution," the statement said.

Louisiana Can Carry Out First Nitrogen Gas Execution

Newsweek on MSN · 9h

Louisiana Can Carry Out First Nitrogen Gas Execution, Court Rules

Under the state's new procedure, Hoffman will be strapped to a gurney and forced to breathe pure nitrogen gas through a full-face respirator mask. The protocol is nearly identical to that of Alabama, which became the first state to use nitrogen hypoxia as a method of execution last year.

Louisiana's nitrogen gas execution back on for next week, federal appeals court rules

"In sum, the district court didn’t just get the legal analysis wrong — it turned the Constitution on its head, by relying on an indisputably more painful method of execution as its proposed alternative,

USA TODAY on MSN · 4d

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.

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Execution of Jessie Hoffman Jr. approved by 5th Circuit

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit has overturned a lower court's injunction, paving the way for the execution of ...

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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 ...

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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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