Kenneth Eugene Smith lost two final appeals to the Supreme Court and one to a federal appeals court, arguing the execution was a cruel and unusual punishment.
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The United Nations has raised serious concerns about an imminent execution in Alabama which will use a new and untried method. The state has scheduled to execute Kenneth Eugene Smith through nitrogen..
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