Alabama Inmate Asks Appeals Court to Block His Execution, Citing State’s Past Problems

Alabama Inmate Asks Appeals Court to Block His Execution, Citing State’s Past Problems
File photo of James Barber. Courtesy of Department of Corrections Alabama
The Associated Press
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MONTGOMERY, Ala.—Attorneys for an Alabama inmate on death row asked a federal appeals court Monday to block his upcoming execution, arguing the state has a history of troubled lethal injections.

James Barber, 54, is scheduled to receive a lethal injection Thursday as the state seeks to resume executions following a lengthy pause.