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Alabama Executes Inmate After Supreme Court Blocked Last Attempt

Jeffery Lee had raised concerns about use of nitrogen gas and the legacy of an abandoned practice that allowed judges to override juries on death sentences.

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The Death Penalty Action group in June, protesting the execution of Jeffrey Lee in Alabama.
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Alabama Is Set to Execute a Murderer. The Jury Wanted Him to Live.

Jeffery Lee’s case has grappled with questions in Alabama about emerging execution methods and an abandoned sentencing practice that sent him and others to death row.

© Jeff Haller for The New York Times

Jeffery Lee is being held at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Ala.
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