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Brian Slupski

Louisiana Death Row Inmate With Days to Live Pleads With Court for More 'Humane' Way to Die

Jessie Hoffman

A Louisiana death row inmate scheduled to die on March 18 is pleading with the court to delay his execution, arguing that the use of nitrogen gas is cruel.

Jessie Hoffman faces death for the 1996 rape and murder of 28-year-old Mary "Molly" Elliot, CNN reported. In a court filing, Hoffman has asked that his sentence be carried out in a more "humane" way.

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