Louisiana puts man to death in state's first nitrogen gas execution
Louisiana used nitrogen gas to put Jessie Hoffman Jr., 46, to death Tuesday evening in the state's first execution in 15 years. Nitrogen gas has been used just four other times to execute a person in the United States — all in Alabama, the only other state with a protocol for the method.
Louisiana is set to carry out its first execution in in less than an hour. It’s the first execution in 15 years and first to ...
open image in gallery A federal judge in Louisiana has halted the state’s first ever death row execution by nitrogen gas, which was due to take place next week (AP2008) "The public has paramount ...
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