Posted on 01/25/2024 6:24:25 PM PST by Morgana
The Supreme Court has rejected Kenneth Eugene Smith's Hail Mary request for a stay in execution, meaning he is set to become the first person in history to be put to death with nitrogen gas.
Smith was scheduled be executed at 6pm tonight at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Alabama, although his death warrant extends to 6am.
The Supreme Court voted 6-3 to allow the execution to proceed, with the three Democrat-appointed Justices, Sonia Sotomayor, Ketanji Brown Jackson, and Elana Kagan dissented the opinion of their conservative colleagues.
Smith had begged for it to be called off, citing his fears that the experimental gassing method will cause excruciating pain or cause him to vomit. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall insisted that the controversial method would be 'painless' for Smith.
As Smith now heads for the execution chamber, his prison pastor John Ewell told DailyMail.com that he is 'really struggling' to come to terms with his fate.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
steak and eggs, i always get t-bone now after they don’t make chopsteaks anymore
When is the last time those 3 justices didn’t vote in lockstep? Specifically Kagan and Sotomayor, have they ever voted differently?
Waffle House steak and eggs as a Last Meal?
Only in Alabama.
I wonder if he “christened” the eggs by dashing out his cigarette on one?
As Smith now heads for the execution chamber, his prison pastor John Ewell told DailyMail.com that he is ‘really struggling’ to come to terms with his fate.
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Bull Cheese. He’s the one who pushed for nitrogen in the first place, because it’s quick and painless.
He’s just trying to delay the execution now.
is his head dead yet ?
Enquiring minds want to know
Give him an overload of nitrous oxide and he’ll think he’s at the dentist.
I would have gone for the cheese eggs and raisin toast.
“Eats final meal of Waffle House steak and eggs”
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
If the nitrogen doesn’t kill him...
He is probably dead by now ....
So do I.
I believe he is.
Just read that he’s indeed an ex-Smith.
This guy beat and stabbed to death a lady. Her husband couldn’t take it and committed suicide.
I think Smith is right, nitrogen should not be used. I think he should be beaten and stabbed to death. Slowly.
I pray they finally execute him.
He’s dead, Jim.
Just a FYI…
According to wikipedia:
Smith was subsequently executed later that night and pronounced dead at 8:25 PM.
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