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Alabama Executes James Barber for 2001 Murder of Dorothy Epps

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Key takeaways:

  • James Barber, 64, was executed in Alabama on Thursday evening for the 2001 beating death of Dorothy Epps.
  • He was convicted and sentenced to death by a jury vote of 11-1, and his request to block his execution was rejected by a federal appeals court panel.
  • Barber’s execution marks the first in the state since February, when a series of failed lethal injection attempts prompted a pause in capital punishment.

On Thursday evening, Alabama executed James Barber, 64, for the 2001 beating death of Dorothy Epps. This was the first execution in the state since a pause on capital punishment was lifted in February.

Barber was convicted and sentenced to death for the 2001 murder of 75-year-old Epps. A jury voted 11-1 to recommend a death sentence, which a judge imposed.

Barber had requested to block his execution over fears that he could be subject to “substantial harm,” but a federal appeals court panel rejected his request in a 2-1 ruling. The majority wrote that the lower court did not err in its finding that the Alabama Department of Corrections had amended its execution procedures.

Barber was pronounced dead at 1:56 a.m. after receiving a lethal injection at a south Alabama prison. His execution marks the first in the state since February, when a series of failed lethal injection attempts prompted a pause in capital punishment.

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