US federal judge blocks Alabama from executing man by nitrogen gas
Summary
A federal judge in Alabama has permanently stopped the state from using nitrogen gas to execute Jeffery Lee, saying it violates the constitutional ban on cruel punishment. The state plans to appeal the decision, which may reach the US Supreme Court.Key Facts
- US District Judge Emily C. Marks blocked Alabama from executing Jeffery Lee by nitrogen gas.
- The decision says nitrogen gas execution is cruel and unusual punishment, which is banned by the Constitution.
- Lee was scheduled to be executed on Thursday at an Alabama prison using nitrogen gas.
- Alabama’s Attorney General Steve Marshall said the state will appeal the ruling.
- The case may be decided by the US Supreme Court, which has allowed nitrogen gas executions before.
- Judge Marks wrote that all execution methods may face legal challenges since death cannot be pain-free.
- Alabama also allows lethal injection and the electric chair for executions.
- The judge said Lee can still be executed by either lethal injection or electric chair, but not by nitrogen gas.
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