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A federal appeals court is rejecting the claims of an Alabama Death Row inmate who says he should be executed by hanging or firing squad rather than lethal injection.
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Anthony Boyd cannot be put to death by alternative methods since lethal injection and electrocution are Alabama's only approved execution methods.
Court rules Alabama Death Row inmate cannot die by firing squad, hanging
So, Boyd requested the alternatives because he claimed lethal injection violated his rights. And Alabama law prohibits it.
This is an interesting earlier ruling from 2003 because you can read the facts of the case.
FindLaw's Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama case and opinions.
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Anthony Boyd cannot be put to death by alternative methods since lethal injection and electrocution are Alabama's only approved execution methods.
Court rules Alabama Death Row inmate cannot die by firing squad, hanging
So, Boyd requested the alternatives because he claimed lethal injection violated his rights. And Alabama law prohibits it.
This is an interesting earlier ruling from 2003 because you can read the facts of the case.
FindLaw's Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama case and opinions.
