Alabama Executions

The Alabama Supreme Court has cleared the way for the execution of a man whose innocence claim is supported by a juror from his trial. Justices on Friday authorized the execution of Robin “Rocky” Myers. He who was convicted in the 1991 killing of his neighbor. The execution will be carried out by nitrogen gas at a date set by the governor’s office.

Alabama lawmakers advanced legislation that would allow child rapists to be sentenced to death. The U.S. Supreme Court in 2008 ruled that the death penalty is not an allowable punishment for child rape or sexual assault. Republican Rep. Matt Simpson said the goal is to get the court to revisit that decision. Florida and Tennessee passed nearly identical bills in the last two years.

The fourth nitrogen gas execution in the U.S., taking place in Alabama, is on track to continue as planned. Demetrius Frazier is scheduled to be put to death on Feb. 6 for a 1991 rape and murder case. This follows a federal judge rejecting a preliminary injunction to stop his execution.

A federal judge has refused to stop what would be the fourth nitrogen gas execution in the U.S. Chief District Judge Emily C. Marks is rejecting Demetrius Frazier’s request for a preliminary injunction to stop his execution in Alabama.

A federal judge is hearing competing testimony over a request to block the nation's fourth execution using nitrogen gas. Demetrius Terrence Frazier is scheduled to be executed Feb. 6 in Alabama for a woman's 1991 rape and murder in Birmingham.

Attorneys for an Alabama inmate facing execution by nitrogen gas have filed a lawsuit, claiming the Detroit native was illegally transferred to the Yellowhammer State. Demetrius Terrence Frazier, 52, is scheduled to be put to death on Feb. 6 for a 1991 murder.

Attorneys for an Alabama inmate facing execution by nitrogen gas are asking a federal judge to block the upcoming execution. Demetrius Terrence Frazier on Feb. 6 is scheduled to be the fourth person executed by nitrogen gas.

Alabama has scheduled its fourth execution by nitrogen gas. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday set a Feb. 6 execution date for Demetrius Frazier. Her office said the execution will be carried out by nitrogen gas. Frazier was convicted of killing Pauline Brown while burglarizing her Birmingham apartment in 1991.

An Alabama prisoner convicted of the 1994 murder of a female hitchhiker is slated to become the third person executed by nitrogen gas. Carey Dale Grayson is scheduled to be executed at 6 p.m. Thursday at William C. Holman Correctional Facility in south Alabama.

A federal appeals court says it will let the nation's third execution with nitrogen gas go forward this week. The 11th U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court’s decision to let Carey Dale Grayson's execution proceed Thursday night. Alabama began using nitrogen gas to execute people on death row earlier this year.