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Louisiana, Jessie Hoffman and execution

Jessie Hoffman's final moments inside Louisiana's execution chamber at Angola

A few seconds before 6:27 p.m., Jessie Hoffman jerked slightly. It would be the last significant movement Hoffman would make, in a life he’d mostly spent on death row.

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Did Jessie Hoffman Jr. Have Any Final Words Before Louisiana Execution?

Hoffman's execution marks Louisiana's first in 15 years as well as the Bayou State's first time using nitrogen hypoxia for capital punishment. Alabama was the first state to use the method, as it put Kenneth Eugene Smith to death last year.

Louisiana death row inmate Jessie Hoffman executed

After weeks of legal maneuvers to delay Jessie Hoffman's execution, including a last-minute appeal denial from the U.S. Supreme Court, his death came at 6:50 p.m. -- nearly 20 minutes after nitrogen gas was administered to him.

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Louisiana becomes second state, after Alabama, to execute an inmate using nitrogen gas

It was the fifth time nitrogen gas was used in the U.S. after four executions by the same method — all in Alabama.

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Louisiana executes inmate with nitrogen gas method after narrow Supreme Court decision

Death row inmate Jessie Hoffman's execution marks the first time Louisiana has used the method and is the state's first ...

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Louisiana carries out first execution in 15 years Tuesday night

Louisiana carried out its first execution in 15 years on Tuesday evening, March 18, at Angola State Prison in West Feliciana ...

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Louisiana inmate dies by nitrogen gas

A Louisiana death row inmate became the first person to be executed by nitrogen gas in the state's history. Jessie Hoffman ...

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Judge lifts restraining order, Louisiana execution set to proceed

Jessie Hoffman is set to die by nitrogen hypoxia Tuesday night, despite legal challenges arguing the method is cruel and ...

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