SCOTUS denies appeal by Kenneth Eugene Smith to halt world's first nitrogen execution and allows Alabama to put him to death by inhaling the gas: Eats final meal of Waffle House steak and eggs

Daily Mail UK ^ | January 25, 2024 | Will Potter

[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.

[BatGuano]

Last meal? A waste of food, in my opinion.
Is it a kind gesture to one who deserves only pity?

Burn, hang, shoot, gas, poison, whatever.....get on with it!
The average time from sentence to execution in my state is about 20 years.
Why?