Death row inmate in US executed using nitrogen gas after Supreme Court appeal fails

Louisiana puts man to death in its first nitrogen gas execution, his lawyer says

Before his execution, lawyers for Jessie Hoffman Jr., who was 18 when he was convicted of the 1996 murder of a 28-year-old woman, argued that the nitrogen gas execution infringed on his freedom to practice religion.

Death row inmate in US executed using nitrogen gas after Supreme Court appeal fails

Nitrogen gas had only been used in Death Row executions four times before Jessie Hoffman Jr. was executed in Louisiana on Tuesday. His lawyers tried to argue the method was unconstitutional because it was cruel and unusual.

US state set to use execution method so 'inhumane' it's banned for pets

Louisiana is preparing to execute Jessie Hoffman using nitrogen hypoxia, a method that essentially suffocates the prisoner by depriving the body of oxygen

Lawyers race against time to halt Louisiana’s first execution in 15 years

It will be the first time Louisiana has put an inmate to death using nitrogen gas

Louisiana to execute convicted murderer using contested nitrogen method it bans in pet euthanasia cases

Louisiana is planning to carry out its first execution in 15 years using a highly contested nitrogen gassing method to kill convicted killer Jessie Hoffman.

Louisiana to use nitrogen execution method it bans for cats and dogs

State plans to carry out first judicial killing in 15 years on Tuesday using technique critics call inhumaneLouisiana is preparing to carry out its first execution in 15 years using a gassing method that is banned under the state’s own laws for euthanizing cats and dogs.Barring a last-minute intervention by the US supreme court, Jessie Hoffman, 46, is scheduled to die by nitrogen gas on Tuesday at Louisiana state penitentiary, commonly known as …