AOLNitrogen hypoxia: Why Alabama's execution of Kenneth Smith stirs ethical controversy.
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45% : He was executed by lethal injection in 2010.44% : The planned execution of Smith on Thursday comes more than a year after the first attempt to execute Smith by lethal injection in Nov. 2022 failed when executioners couldn't find one of Smith's veins.
41% : "The Alabama Supreme Court earlier this month rejected a second appeal filed by Smith that argued a second execution attempt after the previous failed attempt by lethal injection would constitute cruel and unusual punishment.Smith's lawyers filed a request with the U.S. Supreme Court to halt the execution until it can take up the case.
40% : The state resumed capital punishment in July 2023 with the execution of James Barber by lethal injection.
36% : More: Alabama nitrogen gas execution is 'inhuman' and 'alarming,' UN experts sayHow did Smith's previous execution fail?
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