Emily C. Marks
Coverage of Emily C. Marks in the Nexus archive.
- Judge blocks Alabama's nitrogen gas execution method, rules it is unconstitutionally cruel
A federal judge permanently blocked Alabama from executing Jeffrey Lee using nitrogen gas, ruling it unconstitutional under the Eighth Amendment's ban on cruel and unusual punishment. The judge allowed Alabama to use alternative methods like lethal injection or the electric chair but barred nitrogen gas, which opponents argue causes conscious suffocation. Alabama's attorney general is appealing the decision, which may reach the U.S. Supreme Court.
- Judge bars Alabama nitrogen gas execution, says method is unconstitutionally cruel
A federal judge permanently blocked Alabama from executing Jeffery Lee using nitrogen gas, ruling the method unconstitutional as cruel and unusual punishment. The judge noted Alabama could use lethal injection or the electric chair instead, and the case may proceed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
- Judge bars Alabama nitrogen gas execution, says method is unconstitutionally cruel
A federal judge permanently blocked Alabama from executing Jeffery Lee using nitrogen gas, ruling the method unconstitutional. The judge noted Alabama could use lethal injection, the electric chair, or a firing squad instead, with the state considering next steps including an appeal.