Alabama seeks to perform second execution using nitrogen hypoxia

Alabama has formally requested the state’s Supreme Court to set a date for the execution of death row inmate Alan Eugene Miller, utilizing the method of nitrogen hypoxia.

The filing, submitted on Wednesday, follows Alabama’s recent use of nitrogen hypoxia in the execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith, marking the first application of this controversial and contested death penalty method in the United States.

Both Smith and Miller were originally slated for lethal injection, but Smith’s initial execution was marred by complications, leading to the cancellation of both executions.

Initially scheduled for September 22, 2022, Miller’s execution was halted due to the inability to complete the process before the midnight deadline.

Subsequently, Miller filed a federal lawsuit opposing death by lethal injection, the method initially intended for his execution by the Alabama Department of Corrections.

In his lawsuit, Miller recounted a distressing episode during the first attempt, where prison staff struggled to find a vein, subjecting him to needle pricks for over an hour and leaving him hanging vertically while strapped to a gurney, CBS News reported.

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