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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Alabama seeks to execute man by lethal injection after court ruled against nitrogen method

Nitrogen Gas Execution - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Alabama on Friday moved to execute a man with lethal injection hours after his nitrogen execution was prevented from going forward.

The Alabama Attorney General’s office asked the Alabama Supreme Court to authorize a death warrant for Jeffery Lee, this time using lethal injection.

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