![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/convicted-murder-set-to-be-executed-tonight-is-guinea-pig-for-state-after-failed-lethal-injections/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/0_Death-Penalty-Alabama-23200819099312.jpg&description=James Barber has rotted on death row for almost 20 years for the 2001 robbery and killing of Dorothy Epps, a 75-year-old homeowner for whom he worked as a handyman A convicted murderer is set to be put to death in a 'guinea pig' execution after a string of botched lethal injections. Alabama put a pause on capital punishment after a series of failed executions. But this was lifted in February and now the state will proceed with putting murderer James Barber to death on Thursday evening. A 2-1 ruling at a federal appeals court rejected Barber's request to block the execution over fears he could be subject to "substantial harm." Barber's will be the first execution scheduled in the state since Governor Kay Ivey paused them in November for an internal review. The pause came after two lethal injections were called off because of difficulties inserting IVs. Advocacy groups said a third execution, carried out after a delay because of IV problems, was botched, though the state disputes that. The federal appeals ruling found that the Alabama Department of Corrections has amended its execution procedures, therefore rendering his "claim that the same pattern would continue to occur purely speculative." In a dissenting opinion, however, U.S. Circuit Judge Jill Pryor blasted the state's execution review process for being conducted "entirely outside the scope of any court's or the public's scrutiny, and without saying what went wrong or what it fixed as a result." She wrote that the state "swears it is ready to try again, with Mr. Barber as its guinea pig." All the latest news, showbiz, lifestyle and sports updates, brought to you by our dedicated American team. to make sure you're not missing out. Barber, 64, is set to die by lethal injection at 6 pm local time at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore. He was convicted in the 2001 beating death of 75-year-old Dorothy Epps. Prosecutors said Barber, a handyman who knew Epps' daughter, confessed to killing her with){kind=link}
James Barber has rotted on death row for almost 20 years for the 2001 robbery and killing of Dorothy Epps, a 75-year-old homeowner for whom he worked as a handyman
A convicted murderer is set to be put to death in a ‘guinea pig’ execution after a string of botched lethal injections.
Alabama put a pause on capital punishment after a series of failed executions. But this was lifted in February and now the state will proceed with putting murderer James Barber to death on Thursday evening.
A 2-1 ruling at a federal appeals court rejected Barber’s request to block the execution over fears he could be subject to “substantial harm.”
Barber’s will be the first execution scheduled in the state since Governor Kay Ivey paused them in November for an internal review.