The U.S. Supreme Court has denied the state of Alabama's appeal to execute death row inmate Jeffery Lee by nitrogen hypoxia.
The Supreme Court issued an order Thursday refusing to overturn a federal court's ruling that nitrogen suffocation is unconstitutional, which means the convicted murderer's execution will be delayed.
The State of Alabama appealed the ruling by two lower courts previously against the use of nitrogen gas in executions, finding the protocol violates the Eighth Amendment's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment.
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