Alabama executes James Barber after US supreme court denies stay
by Martin Pengelly in Washington from World news | The Guardian on (#6D5H0)
After state botched three executions last year, judge says inmate should not be used as a guinea pig'
Alabama has executed a man, resuming its use of the death penalty after three botched killings last year.
James Barber was pronounced dead on Friday at 1.56am after receiving a lethal injection at a south Alabama prison.
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