The Supreme Court declined Tuesday to stop Louisiana from carrying out its first execution in 15 years, rejecting an appeal from death row inmate Jessie Hoffman, The Hill reported.

Justice Neil Gorsuch joined the court’s three liberal justices in dissent, arguing the case warranted further review.

Hoffman, 46, was executed Tuesday night at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola for the 1996 kidnapping, rape, and murder of Molly Elliott.

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