Alan Eugene Miller: Alabama death row inmate's execution by lethal injection called off as 'veins couldn't be accessed'
ATMORE, ALABAMA: Alan Eugene Miller, who was previously likely to be executed by nitrogen hypoxia, will now be given the lethal injection as the US Supreme Court said Alabama can proceed with this process. The decision came on Thursday night, September 22, after justices, in a 5-4 decision, vacated an injunction that had prevented the lethal injunction of Alan Miller, 57, going forward as he claimed he chose nitrogen hypoxia as the way to go four years ago. In a surprising turn of events, Miller's execution was called off for the time being as his veins couldn’t be accessed within the protocol turn limit.
Due to time constraints, Miller's execution had to be called off and the Alaba inmate returned to his cell. SCOTUS approved Miller's execution by lethal injection. As reported by Al.com, "Due to the time constraints resulting in the lateness of the court proceedings, the execution was called off once it was determined the condemned’s veins could not be accessed in accordance with our protocol before the expiration of the death warrant." When asked how long the team worked to find his veins, Hamm said, "Im not sure... I wasn’t looking at that. We were more focused on the time that the court, the Supreme Court, sent their order. Before we start accessing veins, we have other things we have to do that take time."