On the day that Louisiana’s first execution in 15 years is scheduled to take place, attorneys for the inmate are hoping for a ...

Death row inmate Jessie Hoffman's attorneys have been arguing that he shouldn't be executed by the controversial and largely ...

A court in Louisiana ruled Jessie Hoffman can be put to death Tuesday using nitrogen hypoxia - deprivation of oxygen causing ...

A Louisiana inmate found guilty of raping and murdering a New Orleans woman is scheduled to be the first person executed via nitrogen gas in that state in 15 years — despite the controversy surroundin ...

Louisiana's protocol says death row inmates will be forced to breathe pure nitrogen through a respirator mask for 15 minutes or for 5 minutes after the inmate's heart rate reaches a flatline on an EKG ...

Louisiana is planning to carry out its first execution in 15 years using a highly contested nitrogen gassing method that it ...

Hoffman is on death row for kidnapping Mary Elliott in New Orleans, before raping and killing her in St. Tammany Parish in ...

Nitrogen hypoxia requires pumping pure nitrogen through a full-facepiece respirator until the person dies by lack of oxygen.

Attorneys for Jessie Hoffman have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to halt his execution, arguing that nitrogen gas violates his ...

Jessie Hoffman's execution was cleared by a federal appeals court that vacated a preliminary injunction by a lower court.

According to a new court filing, Jesse Hoffman is asking the Louisiana Supreme Court to prevent him from being executed by nitrogen gas, saying the method violates his religious freedom and Eighth ...