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       ~ James Barber, 20Jul23, (AL) ~
       By: BuzzC Date: May 10, 2023, 11:38 am
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       Alabama sets execution as state resumes lethal injections--
       The Alabama Supreme Court has authorized the execution of an
       inmate this summer as the state attempts to resume lethal
       injections following a series of troubled executions
       Tuesday, May 9th, 2023
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       The Alabama Supreme Court last week issued a death warrant for
       James Barber, 54.
       MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Supreme Court has authorized
       the execution of an inmate this summer as the state attempts to
       resume lethal injection s following a series of troubled
       executions.
       The Alabama Supreme Court last week issued a death warrant for
       James Barber, 54, authorizing the state to carry out his
       execution on June 2. It is the first execution scheduled in the
       state after Gov. Kay Ivey paused executions last year to conduct
       an internal review.
       Barber was convicted of the 2001 beating death of 75-year-old
       Dorothy Epps. Prosecutors said Barber, a handyman who knew Epps'
       daughter, confessed to killing Epps with a claw hammer and
       fleeing with her purse. Jurors voted 11-1 to recommend a death
       sentence which a judge imposed.
       Ivey in November ordered the Alabama Department of Corrections
       to conduct an internal review of execution procedures after the
       state called off two lethal injections because of difficulties
       establishing IV access and another execution was delayed for
       several hours because of IV line problems.
       Ivey rejected calls by several groups to have an outside group,
       or person, conduct the review. Faith leaders and other groups
       cited the example of Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, who authorized an
       independent review after acknowledging that the state failed to
       ensure its lethal injection drugs were properly tested.
       Ivey announced in February that the state would resume
       executions. Corrections Commissioner John Hamm said then that
       prison system is adding to its pool of medical professionals,
       ordered new equipment and has conducted rehearsals. The Alabama
       Supreme Court also changed procedures to give the state more
       time to carry out a death sentence. Previously, the court issued
       a death warrant authorizing the state to carry out the execution
       on a single day.
       8)
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       Re: ~ James Barber, 20Jul23, (AL) ~
       By: BuzzC Date: July 21, 2023, 2:34 am
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       Alabama Death Row inmate James Barber executed for 2001 Madison
       County murder--
       Friday, July 21st, 2023
       Alabama has executed James Barber for the 2001 beating death of
       a 75-year-old Madison County woman.
       The execution early Friday morning came after the U.S. Supreme
       Court denied a request by Barber, 64, to stop the lethal
       injection execution because he claimed the previous two attempts
       on other inmates in 2022 were botched due to the extended time
       it took prison personnel to identify veins for the IV's.
       Attorney General Steve Marshall issued a press release, stating
       that Barber died at 1:56 a.m. Friday. “I ask the people of
       Alabama to join me in praying for the victim’s family and
       friends, that they might now be able to find some sense of peace
       and closure.”
       Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey also issued a statement, saying that
       “Tonight, the justice that James Barber managed to avoid for
       more than two decades has finally been served. In 2001,
       75-year-old Dorothy Epps desperately fought for her life as Mr.
       Barber brutally and gruesomely beat her to death in her own
       home. The facts are clear: Mr. Barber confessed to his guilt,
       and the jury has spoken. His litany of appeals to delay justice
       finally came to an end, and Mr. Barber has answered for his
       horrendous crime. In Alabama, we will always work to enforce the
       law and uphold justice.”
       The U.S. Supreme Court paved the way for the execution after
       issuing an order just after 12 a.m. Friday rejecting Barber’s
       appeal. Justices voted 6-3 to deny the appeal.
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