Louisiana death row inmate seeks to halt execution

Louisiana death row inmate who is scheduled to die by nitrogen hypoxia challenges the method
A death row inmate in Louisiana scheduled to become the first person in the state to be executed using nitrogen gas has asked for his capital punishment to be carried out using a more humane method.
Louisiana's oldest death row inmate dies less than month before execution date
Christopher Sepulvado, 81, died Saturday at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, Louisiana, "from natural causes as a result of complications arising from his pre-existing medical conditions," according to the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
Louisiana death row inmate Christopher Sepulvado dies before execution date
Louisiana death row inmate Christopher Sepulvado died Saturday his lawyers announced. He had been given an execution date in March.
Louisiana death row inmate dies before scheduled March execution
Christopher Sepulvado, 81, died in custody on the night of Feb. 22, his attorney said in an emailed statement.
Louisiana man on death row dies weeks before March execution date
Christopher Sepulvado, 81, died from "natural causes," the state corrections department said. He was convicted of murder in the 1992 killing of his 6-year-old stepson.
Louisiana execution recharges debate on death by nitrogen gas
A death row inmate slated to become the first person to be put to death by nitrogen gas in Louisiana is seeking to halt the execution, citing constitutional concerns over the controversial killing method.
Louisiana death row inmate seeks to halt execution as state unseals nitrogen gas protocol
Lawyers for Jessie Hoffman, a Louisiana death row inmate scheduled for execution on March 18, are asking a federal judge to halt his execution, arguing
He died before Louisiana could execute him, and he might not be the last
Christopher Sepulvado, 81, was scheduled to die by nitrogen gas in March. His death by natural causes compels America to ...
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Louisiana execution protocol unsealed: Here’s how the state plans to use nitrogen gas
Louisiana officials have unsealed a redacted version of the state’s execution protocol for nitrogen hypoxia, providing the ...
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Is there a way to execute Louisiana inmate without violating constitutional rights? Judge will decide
BATON ROUGE, La. - A federal judge hearing a challenge to Louisiana's death row protocols was in a quandary Friday: How can ...
Louisiana and Arkansas look to nitrogen executions
Alabama in 2024 became the first state to carry out a nitrogen gas execution. Now, at least two states are looking to follow ...
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After 15 years without executions, Louisiana ready to resume them using gas, Jeff Landry says
Louisiana has approved a protocol for executions by nitrogen hypoxia, which will allow death sentences to be carried out again after nearly 15 years, Gov. Jeff Landry said Monday.
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Louisiana death row inmate dies of illness weeks before scheduled execution
THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS CONFIRMED AT 81 YEARS OLD, ZAPPALA DIED SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE LOUISIANA STATE PENITENTIARY IN ANGOLA. HIS SPIRITUAL ADVISOR SAYS CHRISTOPHER WAS BATTLING SEVERAL HEALTH ...
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LDH unveils new Central Louisiana State hospital facility
The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) unveils the new Central Louisiana State Hospital (CLSH) in Pineville with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
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Elderly Louisiana death row prisoner dies ahead of scheduled execution date at Angola
Sepulvado was Louisiana's oldest prisoner on death row at 81. "The idea that the State was planning to strap this tiny, frail ...