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Louisiana Nitrogen Gas Execution

Louisiana puts man to death in state’s first nitrogen gas execution

Louisiana used nitrogen gas to put a man to death Tuesday evening for a killing decades ago, marking the first time the state has used the method as it resumed executions after

NBC News on MSN · 2d

Louisiana executes man with nitrogen gas after 15-year pause

Jessie Hoffman Jr., who was convicted in a 1996 murder, argued the method of nitrogen hypoxia would violate his ability to practice his Buddhist breathing techniques.

USA Today · 3d

Is nitrogen execution too 'gruesome' and 'cruel?' Louisiana is about to find out

While some states have passed or are considering legislation to allow nitrogen gas executions, it is uncertain how widely the method will be used. Public support for the death penalty is declining ...

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The Advocate4d

How do nitrogen gas executions work, why are they controversial? What to know before Louisiana's.

When Louisiana carries out the execution of Jessie Hoffman on March 18, he will be strapped to a gurney, fitted with a gas mask and forced to breathe in nitrogen gas until his heart stops.

AOL3d

The first nitrogen gas execution in Louisiana could happen today. Here's what to know.

Louisiana officials are planning to carry out its first execution by nitrogen gas on Tuesday, though death row inmate Jessie Hoffman is hoping an eleventh-hour hearing can spare his life.

CNN3d

Louisiana death row inmate seeks last-minute court ruling to halt nitrogen gas execution

Hours before a Louisiana man is scheduled to be put to death Tuesday evening, his attorneys were hoping for a last-minute court ruling to halt the state’s first execution by nitrogen gas.

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