Alabama inmate Alan Eugene Miller sues to block nitrogen gas execution, claiming it violates ban on cruel and unusual punishment.
An Alabama inmate, Alan Eugene Miller, has filed a lawsuit to block the state's plan to execute him using nitrogen gas, arguing that the first nitrogen execution was "botched" and caused cruel and prolonged suffering. Miller's attorneys claim that the state's execution method violates the ban on cruel and unusual punishment, as it uses a mask to deliver nitrogen gas. They also allege that the state seeks to execute Miller in retaliation for him speaking out about his failed lethal injection attempt, which would be a violation of his free speech and due process rights.
April 01, 2024
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