Stop the Execution of Alan Miller in Alabama

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Stop the Execution of Alan Miller in Alabama

Governor Kay Ivey

Alan Miller is scheduled for a second execution attempt, this time by nitrogen gas asphyxiation (suffocation) in Alabama on September 26, 2024 for the 1999 shooting deaths of Lee Holdbrooks, Christopher Scott Yancy and Terry Jarvis.

Mr. Miller had ineffective assistance of counsel claims at the guilt and penalty phase.
Mr. Miller was mentally ill at the time of the crime, suffering from delusional disorder which should have made him ineligible for the death penalty.
Mr. Miller survived a botched, painful execution attempt.

This is not the first time the State of Alabama tried to execute Alan Miller. On September 22, 2022, they started, but failed to complete the execution, adding additional torture for everyone involved. After hours of attempting to establish an IV, Alan Miller was retuned to his cell, still alive.

The execution method to be used, nitrogen gas asphyxiation, is neither quick nor painless, but agonizing and painful as was demonstrated at the execution of Kenneth Smith in January, 2024. (Smith was also enduring a second execution attempt after a failed lethal injection attempt. This amounts to cruel and unusual punishment which is barred by the U.S. Constitution.

This will be only the second time in history that any state will attempt to suffocate a prisoner to death in this way. Despite claims by Alabama officials that the suffocation execution of Kenny Smith in January 2024 was a "textbook" example of how it should go, witnesses from the media, Kenny's spiritual advisor and even the family of the victim in that case expressed the opposite.

Shortly after the failed lethal inject, we received this, from a fellow prisoner.

Please sign the petition asking Governor Ivey to do everything within her power to stop this execution, including issuing a stay, and seeking a path to clemency in the case.

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To: Governor Kay Ivey
From: [Your Name]

We are writing to ask that you to stop the September 26, 2024 execution of Alan Miller for the 1999 shooting deaths of Lee Holdbrooks, Christopher Scott Yancy and Terry Jarvis.

* Mr. Miller had ineffective assistance of counsel claims at the guilt and penalty phase.
* Mr. Miller was mentally ill at the time of the crime, suffering from delusional disorder which should have made him ineligible for the death penalty.
* Mr. Miller survived a botched, painful execution attempt.

The execution method to be used, nitrogen gas asphyxiation, is neither quick nor painless, but agonizing and painful as was demonstrated at the execution of Kenneth Smith in January, 2024.

Alan Miller has suffered enough severe punishment, having already survived one failed execution attempt during which he was jabbed repeatedly by executioners who failed to establish an IV line. Miller was returned to his cell alive. This is horrific and torturous, and to attempt to execute him again using a new and still experimental execution method is beneath our humanity.

We are further concerned that while the vast majority of states with capital punishment continue on a downward trend of executions, Alabama has continued to go against trend by carrying on with scheduling execution dates. We are especially troubled that Alabama is failing to reveal the expiration date of your execution drugs or the source of the drugs.

Alabama ought to delay all executions to allow for a thorough study of its capital punishment process and consider the serious objections raised as to how it administers the death penalty.

We, the undersigned, ask that you do everything within your power to stop this execution, including issuing a stay, and seeking a path to clemency in the case.

Thank you for your time and attention to this serious matter.