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The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Louisiana since capital punishment was resumed in the United States in 1976.. A total of 28 people convicted of murder have been executed by the state of Louisiana since 1976.
Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Despite remaining a legal penalty, there have been no executions in Louisiana since 2010, and no involuntary executions since 2002. Execution protocols are tied up in litigation due to a 2012 lawsuit challenging Louisiana's lethal injection procedures. In addition, certain ...
Pages in category "Capital punishment in Louisiana" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
In an effort to resume Louisiana’s death row executions that have been paused for 14 years, lawmakers on Friday advanced a bill that would add the use of nitrogen gas and electrocution as ...
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This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (October 2018) List of people executed in Alabama; ... List of people executed in Louisiana;
The U.S. Supreme Court has issued numerous rulings on the use of capital punishment (the death penalty). While some rulings applied very narrowly, perhaps to only one individual, other cases have had great influence over wide areas of procedure, eligible crimes, acceptable evidence and method of execution.
This list contains names of people who were found guilty of capital crimes and placed on death row but later found to be wrongly convicted.Many of these exonerees' sentences were overturned by acquittal or pardon, but some of those listed were exonerated posthumously. [1]