Nation ‘Veins could not be accessed’: Alabama halts man’s execution for time, medical concerns September 23, 2022 Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY Comments Off on ‘Veins could not be accessed’: Alabama halts man’s execution for time, medical concerns The last-minute reprieve for Ala Miller came nearly three hours after a divided U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for the execution to begin.