# kenneth eugene smith

Supreme Court sides with Kenneth Eugene Smith, inmate who seeks death by nitrogen hypoxia » The US Supreme Court has sided with an Alabama death row inmate who survived an alleged botched execution and seeks to eventually be put to death by nitrogen hypoxia – an untested method that no st… Nypost.com

Failed execution details: Smith 'strapped to a gurney' for hours as courts weighed appeals » A state attorney said Alabama was preparing for Kenneth Eugene Smith's execution while his request for a stay — which was granted — was still pending. Montgomeryadvertiser.com

The humanity of Kenneth Eugene Smith » Alabama will attempt to kill Smith for the second time on Thursday in the nation's first execution by nitrogen suffocation. Treadbylee.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

Timeline in Alabama's failed attempt to execute Kenneth Smith » Kenneth Smith was sentenced to death by judicial override, a practice abolished in 2017. He was convicted in the murder-for-hire of Elizabeth Sennett. Montgomeryadvertiser.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

SMITH v. STATE (2000) | FindLaw » Case opinion for AL Court of Criminal Appeals SMITH v. STATE. Read the Court's full decision on FindLaw. Caselaw.findlaw.com

Kenneth Eugene Smith executed by nitrogen hypoxia in Alabama, marking a first for the death penalty » Alabama went through with its planned execution on Thursday of Kenneth Eugene Smith, who was the first condemned inmate in the U.S. put to death using nitrogen gas. Cbsnews.com