Can Alabama try to kill the same man twice?

Montgomery Advertiser: Last month, Doyle Lee Hamm became the fourth person in more than 70 years to walk away from an execution attempt in the United States.

Alabama Department of Corrections officials called off his lethal injection attempt at Holman Correctional Facility shortly before midnight on Feb. 22. ADOC officials said it was a time issue — Hamm's death warrant expired at midnight — but Hamm's legal team say multiple attempts to set an IV in his lower legs and groin led to extreme pain, possible infection and psychological distress.

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