Louisiana death row inmate files lawsuit to block March 18 execution by nitrogen gas
The latest lawsuit, filed in Louisiana's Middle District Court, says the state has refused to release the execution protocol to Hoffman, depriving him of his rights. It also alleges executing Hoffman via nitrogen gas would violate the Eight Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which forbids cruel and unusual punishment.
Jessie Hoffman is scheduled to be the first person Louisiana puts to death using nitrogen gas. “Knowing the day he’s going to ...
In July 2024, the state legislature expanded its execution methods to include electrocution and nitrogen hypoxia, alongside ...
But, on March 18, Louisiana – after a decade-and-a-half death penalty moratorium – is set to execute a person this way. Jessie Hoffman has spent the better part of three decades behind bars at ...
The move could affect plans to execute two prisoners in March. "This case has always been about Louisiana’s execution ...
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A federal judge has reopened a lawsuit challenging Louisiana’s execution protocol as the state prepares to carry out the death penalty using nitrogen gas in the coming weeks.
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