In Atmore, at 6:27 p
In Atmore, at 6:27 p
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In Atmore, at 6:27 p.m. Anthony Keith Johnson became the first Alabama inmate to die by lethal injection. Johnson, 46, was convicted of capital murder in the March 11, 1984 killing of Kenneth Cantrell, a jeweler.
A Morgan County jury convicted Johnson in 1985, recommending he spend life in prison without parole. A judge overrode that recommendation and sentenced Johnson to die in the electric chair. In July, Alabama legislators switched the state's primary means of execution from electrocution to lethal injection.
A Morgan County jury convicted Johnson in 1985, recommending he spend life in prison without parole. A judge overrode that recommendation and sentenced Johnson to die in the electric chair. In July, Alabama legislators switched the state's primary means of execution from electrocution to lethal injection.
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- (Sources: Associated Press, Dothan Eagle & Rick Halperin, 12/12/2002)
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