Death Row Inmate Endured 'Torture' During Botched Execution Attempt, Lawyer Says
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Attorneys for Alan Eugene Miller say prison officials were "stabbing around his veins" for over an hour and left him hanging vertically on a gurney before calling off the execution.
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Attorneys for Alan Eugene Miller say prison officials were "stabbing around his veins" for over an hour and left him hanging vertically on a gurney before calling off the execution.
MONTGOMERY, Ala (AP) — An Alabama inmate said prison staff poked him with needles for over an hour as they tried to find a vein during an aborted lethal injection
Alan Eugene Miller said prison staff poked him with needles for over an hour as they tried to find a vein during an aborted lethal injection last month.
Alan Eugene Miller's attorneys said during his Sept. 22 execution attempt he was probed with needles for over an hour and hung in a vertical position in a gurney for 20 minutes.
An Alabama death row inmate claimed to endure "torture" after prison staff failed to find a vein during the first execution attempt. His attorneys are asking to block a second attempt.
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