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The Alabama Attorney General's office asked the Alabama Supreme Court to authorize a death warrant for Jeffery Lee, this time using lethal injection.—CBS News, 12 June 2026 The Alabama Attorney General’s office asked the Alabama Supreme Court to authorize a death warrant for Jeffery Lee, this time using lethal injection.—ABC News, 12 June 2026 Toward that end, IDOC has worked to find a solution for who would carry out the new firing squad execution law following the issuance of a death warrant.—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 10 June 2026 The latest death warrant follows the execution of Richard Knight, 47, last Thursday for the 2000 murders of Odessia Stephens and her four-year-old daughter Hanessia Mullings in Coral Springs.—Jim Turner, Sun Sentinel, 26 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for death warrant