Tag: Hypoxia

In this method of execution case, Plaintiff Jeffery Lee challenged theAlabama Department of Corrections’ nitrogen hypoxia protocol. Execution by forced inhalation of nitrogen gas deprives an inmate of oxygen until he suffocates to death. Lee filed a motion to exclude the testimony of State’s expert, Dr. Joseph F. Antognini. Anesthesiology Expert Witness Dr. Joseph F.…