Ronald Bert Smith (1971 - December 8, 2016) was an American man from Alabama who died by lethal injection on December 8, 2016. ^[0]Smith's final words were, "No ma'am." ^[0]

Smith had a final meal of fried chicken and french fries. ^[0]

Smith was convicted of capital murder in the Nov. 8, 1994, fatal shooting of Huntsville store clerk Casey Wilson. A jury voted 7-5 to recommend a sentence of life imprisonment, but a judge overrode that recommendation and sentenced Smith to death. ^[0]

Wilson was pistol-whipped and then shot in the head during the robbery. ^[0]Surveillance video showed Smith entering the store and recovering spent shell casings from the bathroom where Wilson was shot, according to the record. ^[0]

Smith ignored his pleas for mercy.

Wilson had a newborn infant at the time of his death.

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Smith was pronounced dead at 11.05pm at the Holman Correctional Facility. ^[0]He visibly struggled for nearly half of the 30-minute lethal injection, clenching his fists and raising his head at the beginning of the procedure. ^[0]