Alabama Judge to Rule on Allowing Execution by Nitrogen 

A judge in Alabama will decide if a new method of execution using pure nitrogen gas can be used for the first time. <br />Two other states are considering the method as an alternative to lethal injections, after a spate of botched executions in the US. <br />But lawyers for Kenneth Eugene Smith, convicted of a 1988 murder, argued the method was unconstitutionally cruel. <br />They urged the judge to block his 25 January execution using nitrogen hypoxia. <br />According to Alabama's execution protocol, the nitrogen would be administered for at least 15 minutes or five minutes following a flatline indication on the EKG, whichever is longer.<br /><br />This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/4166630/advertisement">https://www.spreaker.com/show/4166630/advertisement</a>