# kenneth eugene smith

Court grants state's request to execute Kenneth Eugene Smith by nitrogen hypoxia » Smith, convicted of the murder of Elizabeth Sennett in Colbert County in 1988, would be the first inmate to die by nitrogen hypoxia. Al.com

Alabama calls off execution after difficulties inserting IV » Alabama has called off the scheduled execution of a man convicted in the 1988 murder-for-hire slaying of a preacher’s wife after the state had trouble establishing venous access and the state faced a midnight deadline to get the execution underway. Apnews.com

Alabama stops execution due to trouble finding suitable vein to inject lethal drugs » Officials were trying to put Kenneth Eugene Smith to death after the U.S. Supreme Court lifted a stay issued hours earlier by a lower federal court. Cbsnews.com

"Botched" Alabama execution subjected inmate to "ever-escalating levels of pain and torture," attorneys say » Prison staff subjected Kenneth Eugene Smith to numerous needle jabs, including in the neck and collarbone region while an official held his head, attorneys wrote in a court filing. Cbsnews.com

A jury recommended life in prison for Kenneth Eugene Smith. Alabama is set to execute him Nov. 17 » The Alabama Supreme Court has set an execution date of Nov. 17 for Kenneth Eugene Smith. Cbs42.com

Alabama plans to execute Kenneth Smith on Thursday for 1988 contract murder of preacher's wife » If appeals fail, Smith's execution would be the first death sentence determined by judicial override since the state in 2017 abolished the practice. Montgomeryadvertiser.com

Execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith halted after failed attempt to find vein » Commissioner John Hamm assured Ivey that the Department of Corrections was prepared to carry out the death sentence successfully, only to fail again. Alreporter.com

Alabama Schedules A Second Execution for Kenneth Smith, Using Nitrogen Gas for the First Time in U.S. History » On November 8, 2023, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey scheduled an execution date for Kenneth Smith, marking the first attempt by a U.S. state to use nitrogen… Deathpenaltyinfo.org

Alabama inmate asks federal appeals court to block first-ever execution by nitrogen gas » An attorney for an Alabama inmate set to be the nation’s first person ever put to death by nitrogen gas on Friday asked a federal appeals court Friday to block the upcoming execution using “untested methods” Kenneth Smith is scheduled to be executed by the never-used method Thursday at a south Alaba Apnews.com