Louisiana death row inmate seeks more ‘humane’ method of execution
A death row inmate in Louisiana who is scheduled to become the first person in the state to be executed using nitrogen gas has asked for his capital punishment to be carried out using a more “humane” method.
Louisiana execution recharges debate on death by nitrogen gas
Jessie Hoffman is trying to halt his March 18 execution His lawyers say nitrogen gas protocol is shrouded in secrecy Louisiana attorney general has vowed to carry out the execution A death row inmate slated to become the first person to be put to death by nitrogen gas in Louisiana is seeking to halt the execution,
Louisiana death row inmate challenges gruelling execution method as he’s set to become state's first person to die by it
Louisiana inmate Jessie Hoffman Jr. has argued the state's execution protocol is undisclosed and violates his constitutional rights
Days before he's executed, Louisiana prisoner pleads for another method
BATON ROUGE, La. — A Louisiana man on death row is pleading with a judge not to be executed by gas just days before he's scheduled for his capital punishment. Jessie Hoffman is expected to be executed by the state on March 18th by nitrogen hypoxia, the state's newest method of capital punishment, after a 15-year hiatus.
Louisiana death row inmate seeks to halt execution as state unseals nitrogen gas protocol
Lawyers for Jessie Hoffman, a Louisiana death row inmate scheduled for execution on March 18, are asking a federal judge to halt his execution, arguing
Louisiana's oldest death row inmate dies less than month before execution date
Christopher Sepulvado, 81, died Saturday at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, Louisiana, "from natural causes as a result of complications arising from his pre-existing medical conditions," according to the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
Hearing on Louisiana nitrogen gas execution, could halt Jessie Hoffman's execution on Mar. 18
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Jessie Hoffman, set to be executed in March, challenges Louisiana's use of nitrogen gas
Death row inmate Jessie Hoffman said he has leaned on what he's learned through Buddhism to help him improve his life, ...
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Is there a way to execute Louisiana inmate without violating constitutional rights? Judge will decide
BATON ROUGE, La. - A federal judge hearing a challenge to Louisiana's death row protocols was in a quandary Friday: How can ...
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Louisiana death row inmate files suit to halt execution over use of nitrogen gas
Jessie Hoffman, who is set to be executed on March 18 for the 1996 murder of New Orleans ad executive Molly Elliott, argues ...
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Family members plead for Jessie Hoffman's life as nitrogen gas execution date looms
Jessie Hoffman is scheduled to be the first person Louisiana puts to death using nitrogen gas. “Knowing the day he’s going to ...
Death penalty opponents file suit to save Jessie Hoffman
As the governor and others try to fulfill promises that the state will resume executing those awaiting the death penalty, ...