Jessie Hoffman is put to death with nitrogen gas, Louisiana's first execution in 15 years Hoffman is the first Louisiana death row prisoner to be executed with nitrogen gas.

Attorneys for Jessie Hoffman have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to halt his execution, arguing that nitrogen gas violates his constitutional and religious rights. The state says the execution ...

Lawyers for Jessie Hoffman Jr. argued that using the new method of nitrogen hypoxia to put him death would violate his constitutional rights, according to CNN. The execution was due to occur next ...

Louisiana ended its 15-year hiatus from state killings with the execution of Jessie Hoffman Jr. by nitrogen hypoxia.

Jessie Hoffman is trying to halt his March 18 execution, saying nitrogen gas protocol is shrouded in secrecy.

The Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections may have used compressed gas from a Pennsylvania company in the March 18 state execution of Jessie Hoffman, despite the fact that the ...

Jessie Hoffman, who is scheduled to be executed by nitrogen gas on March 18, has asked a federal court to stay his execution.

Lawyers for Louisiana and death row inmate Jessie Hoffman Jr. have agreed to unseal the state's nitrogen gas execution protocol, which was being kept secret from the public until now.

Attorneys for Jessie Hoffman have filed an emergency petition with the U.S. Supreme Court to halt his execution, arguing nitrogen gas violates his constitutional and religious rights.