Joe Nathan James Jr was killed by lethal injection in the US last night despite a plea from the victim’s family for his life to be spared
He was sentenced to death for the fatal shooting of Faith Hall, 26, in Birmingham, Alabama. Her daughters said they would prefer he was given a life sentence. But their pleas were ignored as governor Kay Ivey allowed the execution to proceed.
A local TV station issued a statement from the victim’s family: ““We hoped the state wouldn’t take a life simply because a life was taken and we have forgiven Mr Joe Nathan James Jr … We pray that God allows us to find healing after today and that one day our criminal justice system will listen to the cries of families like ours even if it goes against what the state wishes. Our voices matter and so does the life of Mr Joe Nathan James Jr.
The death sentence was imposed in 1996 after James was convicted of murder. But his conviction was overturned and he was retried, and again sentenced to death in 1999.James had asked the courts for a stay of execution, noting the opposition of Hall’s family and arguing that Alabama did not give inmates adequate notice of their right to select an alternative execution method.
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