Nevada officials said he tried to kill himself several times after two scheduled lethal injections were postponed. But he allowed federal public defenders to challenge on his behalf the method that state officials planned to use. Drug companies joined the fight — with cases still pending before state courts and the Nevada Supreme Court. Nevada has drawn backing in the state high court fight from 15 of the 30 other states in the U.S. with capital punishment. Scott Dozier, 48, died from an apparent hanging after his execution in Nevada was postponed twice.

Source: CBC News January 06, 2019 12:22 UTC