A jury voted 7-5 for Jeffery Lee to receive life in prison for a 1998 double-murder and attempted murder.
A judge overturned that recommendation and sentenced him to death through a now-abolished practice called judicial override.
Lee faces execution by nitrogen gas Thursday despite Alabama repealing judicial override in 2017 for future cases.
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The Alabama jury in Jeffery Lee’s trial spent several days listening to evidence and contemplating whether he should live or die.
