Condemned inmate worried South Carolina needed 2 lethal injections doses at last execution
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Condemned inmate worried South Carolina needed 2 lethal injections doses at last execution

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s latest execution should be halted so that lawyers for the condemned inmate can get more information about the drug used for lethal injection after the last prisoner put to death needed two massive doses of the sedative 11 minutes apart, the attorneys said in court papers. An anesthesiologist who reviewed the autopsy records of Richard Moore, who was executed on Nov. 1, told the inmate’s lawyers that fluid found in the lungs make it appear that Moore “consciously experienced feelings of drowning and suffocation during the 23 minutes that it took to bring about his death.” But another anesthesiologist who reviewed the records for the state said fluid is often found in the lungs of prisoners killed by lethal injection, and the accounts by witnesses and other evidence gave no indication Moore was conscious beyond 30 seconds after the pentobarbital was first administered. “If Bowman’s concerns about lethal injection were genuine, he could have elected another method,” attorneys for the state wrote in court papers. The state’s lawyers also pointed out Owens and Moore each had an attorney witness their deaths, and “neither lawyer ever claimed that either man showed any signs of pain during his execution.” Bowman’s lawyers also want more time to study whether South Carolina’s lethal injection protocols take into account Bowman’s weight, listed as 389 pounds in prison records.

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South Carolina man executed by firing squad is first US prisoner killed this way in 15 years
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1 week, 5 days ago

South Carolina man executed by firing squad is first US prisoner killed this way in 15 years

New Indian Express  

COLUMBIA: A South Carolina man who killed his ex-girlfriend's parents with a baseball bat was executed by firing squad Friday, the first U.S. prisoner in 15 years to die by that method, which he saw as preferable to the electric chair or lethal injection. Three volunteer prison employees used rifles to carry out the execution of Brad Sigmon, 67, who …

South Carolina man, convicted of murder, becomes first U.S. prisoner executed by firing squad in 15 years
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1 week, 5 days ago

South Carolina man, convicted of murder, becomes first U.S. prisoner executed by firing squad in 15 years

The Hindu  

A South Carolina man convicted of murder was executed by firing squad Friday, the first U.S. prisoner to die by that method in 15 years. Sigmon’s lawyers said he chose the firing squad because the electric chair would “cook him alive,” and he feared that a lethal injection of pentobarbital into his veins would send a rush of fluid and …

A South Carolina man executed by firing squad is the first US prisoner killed this way in 15 years
Top News
1 week, 5 days ago

A South Carolina man executed by firing squad is the first US prisoner killed this way in 15 years

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina man who killed his ex-girlfriend’s parents with a baseball bat was executed by firing squad Friday, the first U.S. prisoner in 15 years to die by that method, which he saw as preferable to the electric chair or lethal injection. Vivian Lovingood protests the scheduled execution of South Carolina inmate Brad Sigmon, Friday, March …

South Carolina man executed by firing squad, first in U.S. in 15 years
1 week, 6 days ago

South Carolina man executed by firing squad, first in U.S. in 15 years

LA Times  

Protesters opposed to the death penalty rally shortly before Brad Sigmon was executed in Columbia, S.C., on Friday. A South Carolina man who killed his ex-girlfriend’s parents with a baseball bat was executed by firing squad Friday, the first U.S. prisoner in 15 years to die by that method, which he saw as preferable to the electric chair or lethal …

South Carolina Supreme Court rejects man's final appeal, clearing way for firing squad execution
2 weeks ago

South Carolina Supreme Court rejects man's final appeal, clearing way for firing squad execution

New Indian Express  

COLUMBIA: The South Carolina Supreme Court has rejected what is likely the final appeal of condemned man Brad Sigmon, clearing the way for Friday's firing squad execution. Sigmon's lawyers wanted to delay his death so they could get a fuller hearing in court to learn more information about the drug South Carolina uses in lethal injections. Sigmon's attorneys also argued …

South Carolina Supreme Court rejects man's final appeal, clearing way for firing squad execution
2 weeks, 1 day ago

South Carolina Supreme Court rejects man's final appeal, clearing way for firing squad execution

Hindustan Times  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Supreme Court has rejected what is likely the final appeal of condemned man Brad Sigmon, clearing the way for Friday's firing squad execution. South Carolina Supreme Court rejects man's final appeal, clearing way for firing squad execution Sigmon's lawyers wanted to delay his death so they could get a fuller hearing in court to …

South Carolina Supreme Court rejects man’s final appeal, clearing way for firing squad execution
2 weeks, 1 day ago

South Carolina Supreme Court rejects man’s final appeal, clearing way for firing squad execution

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Supreme Court has rejected what is likely the final appeal of condemned man Brad Sigmon, clearing the way for Friday’s firing squad execution. Sigmon’s lawyers wanted to delay his death so they could get a fuller hearing in court to learn more information about the drug South Carolina uses in lethal injections. Lawyers for …

Lethal injection, electrocution and now firing squads. A look at US execution methods
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Lethal injection, electrocution and now firing squads. A look at US execution methods

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — South Carolina is preparing this week to execute a man by firing squad, a capital punishment method that hasn’t been used in the U.S. in nearly 15 years. Since the Supreme Court lifted its ban on capital punishment in 1976, states have used five different execution methods: lethal injection, electrocution, lethal gas, firing squad and hanging. Here’s a …

South Carolina man set to face a firing squad seeks postponement, questioning execution procedures
3 weeks ago

South Carolina man set to face a firing squad seeks postponement, questioning execution procedures

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina man who is scheduled to die next week by firing squad is again asking that his execution be postponed and prison officials release more information about the state’s lethal injection drug and procedures. Sigmon’s attorney said autopsy results from Marion Bowman’s Jan. 31 execution released earlier this week showed he needed twice the dose …

Condemned South Carolina killer chooses firing squad execution in what would be first use of that method in US in 15 years
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Condemned South Carolina killer chooses firing squad execution in what would be first use of that method in US in 15 years

CNN  

Columbia, South Carolina AP — Condemned South Carolina inmate Brad Sigmon has chosen to die next month by a firing squad, a method of execution that has not been used in the US in 15 years. On Friday, he became the first South Carolina inmate to choose the state’s new firing squad over lethal injection or the electric chair. “If …

Man on death row in South Carolina seeks postponement to get autopsy from last execution
1 month ago

Man on death row in South Carolina seeks postponement to get autopsy from last execution

Hindustan Times  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A condemned man who is the next person scheduled to be put to death in South Carolina is again asking for his execution date be postponed because his lawyers have not received the autopsy report from the last execution two weeks ago. Man on death row in South Carolina seeks postponement to get autopsy from last execution …

South Carolina sets next execution date as inmate questions lethal injection doses
1 month, 1 week ago

South Carolina sets next execution date as inmate questions lethal injection doses

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Supreme Court has set a March 7 date for the latest execution in the state’s suddenly busy death chamber. The justices on Friday rejected a request from Brad Sigmon’s lawyers to delay setting a date for his death until they get autopsy results from the inmate killed in last week’s lethal injection, the third …

South Carolina to carry out first U.S. execution of 2025
1 month, 2 weeks ago

South Carolina to carry out first U.S. execution of 2025

Raw Story  

A South Carolina man convicted of murder is scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection on Friday, the first execution in the United States this year. Bowman has filed numerous appeals seeking to put off his execution including a claim that the attorney who defended him at trial "held racist attitudes." Bowman's attorneys also argued that two witnesses …

Marion Bowman: Death row killer who shot friend found dead in car boot to be executed - but maintains innocence
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Marion Bowman: Death row killer who shot friend found dead in car boot to be executed - but maintains innocence

The Independent  

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South Carolina puts inmate Marion Bowman Jr. to death in state’s third execution since September
1 month, 2 weeks ago

South Carolina puts inmate Marion Bowman Jr. to death in state’s third execution since September

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina put a third inmate to death in four months Friday as it goes through a backlog of prisoners who exhausted their appeals while the state couldn’t find lethal injection drugs. In his final statement, Bowman said death row inmates might be labeled the worst of the worst, but they have all grown and changed from …

Death penalty in focus as South Carolina plans third execution in four months
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Death penalty in focus as South Carolina plans third execution in four months

India Today  

South Carolina is preparing to execute the third inmate to be put to death since September as the state goes through a backlog of prisoners who exhausted their appeals while the state couldn’t find lethal injection drugs. No governor in the previous 45 executions in South Carolina since capital punishment was reinstated in 1976 has given mercy and reduced a …

After holiday pause, South Carolina begins scheduling executions again
2 months, 2 weeks ago

After holiday pause, South Carolina begins scheduling executions again

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s Supreme Court set a Jan. 31 date for the state’s next execution after allowing a pause for the Christmas holidays. The court could have set a date as early as Dec. 6 for Bowman’s death, but the justices accepted without comment a request from lawyers for the four inmates awaiting execution that the state pause …

Tennessee has a new execution method, 2.5 years after last scheduled execution abruptly halted
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Tennessee has a new execution method, 2.5 years after last scheduled execution abruptly halted

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — More than 2 years after Tennessee abruptly halted the execution of inmate Oscar Smith — admitting that correction officials were not following their own execution protocols — the state has announced a new method that could allow it to resume executions halted since May 2022. The Tennessee Department of Correction announced in a brief statement Friday it …

South Carolina death row inmate makes final appeal, says trial lawyer wasn’t prepared
3 months ago

South Carolina death row inmate makes final appeal, says trial lawyer wasn’t prepared

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A man convicted of murder who is expected to be the next inmate scheduled for execution in South Carolina is making a final appeal to the state Supreme Court, saying his trial lawyer was inadequately prepared and had too much sympathy for the victim. They said Bowman’s lawyer at his trial called the victim, who was white, …

South Carolina does not set a date for the next execution after requests for a holiday pause
4 months, 1 week ago

South Carolina does not set a date for the next execution after requests for a holiday pause

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s Supreme Court has not set a date for the state’s next execution after lawyers for four inmates out of appeals asked them to postpone deaths until after Christmas and New Year’s. The justices typically issue notices on Fridays because it gives the maximum amount of time of 28 days to prepare for the execution which …

Condemned South Carolina inmate chooses to die by lethal injection
5 months ago

Condemned South Carolina inmate chooses to die by lethal injection

The Independent  

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South Carolina executes a man for first time in 13 years despite new testimony hints at his innocence
5 months, 3 weeks ago

South Carolina executes a man for first time in 13 years despite new testimony hints at his innocence

Firstpost  

The 46-year-old inmate was killed by a lethal injection and was pronounced dead at 6:55 p.m.. However, the execution came days after the key witness for the prosecution came forward to admit that he lied at the trial South Carolina executed death row inmate Freddie Owens, the first man to be put to death by the state in 13 years. …

US man convicted of killing store clerk faces death in first of 5 executions over next week
6 months ago

US man convicted of killing store clerk faces death in first of 5 executions over next week

Firstpost  

Owens was sentenced to death in 1999 for the murder of Irene Graves, a mother of three, during an armed robbery of a convenience store in Greenville, South Carolina, on Halloween night in 1997 This undated booking photo obtained from the South Carolina Department of Corrections in Columbia, South Carolina, shows death row inmate Freddie Owens, 46. AFP A man …

South Carolina inmate dies by lethal injection in state’s first execution in 13 years
6 months ago

South Carolina inmate dies by lethal injection in state’s first execution in 13 years

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina put inmate Freddie Owens to death Friday as the state restarted executions after an unintended 13-year pause because prison officials couldn’t get the drugs needed for lethal injections. South Carolina’s governor and corrections director swiftly filed a reply, stating the high court should reject Owens’ petition. First execution in 13 years Owens may be the …

South Carolina Supreme Court rejects claim inmate didn’t kill clerk and refuses to stop execution
6 months ago

South Carolina Supreme Court rejects claim inmate didn’t kill clerk and refuses to stop execution

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Supreme Court has again refused to stop the execution of inmate Freddie Owens who is set to die Friday by lethal injection. Golden testified at Owens’ trial, saying prosecutors promised to consider his testimony in his favor but he still faced the death penalty or life in prison. Prosecutors have said Golden wasn’t the …

South Carolina death row inmate asks governor for clemency
6 months ago

South Carolina death row inmate asks governor for clemency

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. While awaiting sentencing after being found guilty in her …

South Carolina justices refuse to stop state’s first execution in 13 years
6 months, 1 week ago

South Carolina justices refuse to stop state’s first execution in 13 years

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Supreme Court on Thursday refused to stop the execution of Freddie Owens who is set to die by lethal injection next week in the state’s first execution in 13 years. That evidence, plus an argument that Owens’ death sentence was too harsh because a jury never conclusively determined he pulled the trigger on the …

Forced to choose how to die, South Carolina inmate lets lawyer pick lethal injection
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Forced to choose how to die, South Carolina inmate lets lawyer pick lethal injection

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A condemned inmate forced to choose how he’ll be put to death ended weeks of suspense by leaving the decision to his lawyer, who reluctantly told South Carolina prison officials on Friday to prepare for a lethal injection, rather than the electric chair or a firing squad. Owens’ death is now set for Sept. 20, as South …

Forced to choose how to die, South Carolina inmate lets lawyer pick lethal injection
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Forced to choose how to die, South Carolina inmate lets lawyer pick lethal injection

The Independent  

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Inmate awaiting execution says South Carolina didn’t share enough about lethal injection drug
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Inmate awaiting execution says South Carolina didn’t share enough about lethal injection drug

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Lawyers for the South Carolina inmate scheduled to be put to death later this month said Tuesday state prison officials didn’t provide enough information about the drug to decide whether he wants to die by lethal injection. How much information should be released to a condemned inmate is one of several pending legal issues before the South …

Inmate asks to delay execution, says co-defendant who blamed him for killing had secret deal
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Inmate asks to delay execution, says co-defendant who blamed him for killing had secret deal

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — An inmate set to be executed in South Carolina in three weeks wants the state Supreme Court to delay the execution so his lawyers can argue his co-defendant who testified against him lied about having no plea deal in exchange for his testimony. Also on Friday, the South Carolina’s Supreme Court promised it would wait at least …

Is South Carolina Willing to Heed the Clearest Lesson We Have About Executions?
55 years, 2 months ago

Is South Carolina Willing to Heed the Clearest Lesson We Have About Executions?

Slate  

Carrying out an execution is always a complicated business that takes a horrible toll on anyone who is associated with it. On Monday, the South Carolina Supreme Court gave the go-ahead for the state’s next execution and also agreed to consider a request from four of the state’s death-row inmates that South Carolina wait at least three months between executions. …

South Carolina prison director says electric chair, firing squad and lethal injection ready to go
6 months, 2 weeks ago

South Carolina prison director says electric chair, firing squad and lethal injection ready to go

The Independent  

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South Carolina sets date for first execution in more than 13 years
6 months, 3 weeks ago

South Carolina sets date for first execution in more than 13 years

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South Carolina sets date for first execution in more than 13 years
6 months, 3 weeks ago

South Carolina sets date for first execution in more than 13 years

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina has set a Sept. 20 date to put inmate Freddie Eugene Owens to death in what would be the state’s first execution in more than 13 years. He must also give Owens’ lawyers proof that the lethal injection drug is stable and correctly mixed, according to the high court’s 2023 interpretation of the state’s secrecy …

South Carolina Supreme Court rules state death penalty including firing squad is legal
7 months, 2 weeks ago

South Carolina Supreme Court rules state death penalty including firing squad is legal

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina can execute death row inmates by firing squad, lethal injection or the electric chair, the state’s high court ruled Wednesday, opening the door to restart executions after more than a decade. South Carolina allowing inmates to choose from the three execution methods is far from an effort to inflict pain but a sincere attempt at …

South Carolina Supreme Court rules state death penalty including firing squad is legal
7 months, 2 weeks ago

South Carolina Supreme Court rules state death penalty including firing squad is legal

CNN  

COLUMBIA, S.C. AP — The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the state’s death penalty, which now includes a firing squad as well as lethal injection and the electric chair, is legal. The Supreme Court allowed the inmates to add arguments that the shield law was too secret by not releasing the potency, purity and stabilization of lethal injection …

Utah scraps untested lethal drug combination for man’s August execution
8 months ago

Utah scraps untested lethal drug combination for man’s August execution

Associated Press  

Utah officials said Saturday that they are scrapping plans to use an untested lethal drug combination in next month’s planned execution of a man in a 1998 murder case. Defense attorneys for Taberon Dave Honie, 49, had sued in state court to stop the use of the drug combination, saying it could cause the defendant “excruciating suffering.” The execution scheduled …

Georgia death row inmate to be executed after last-ditch appeal
1 year ago

Georgia death row inmate to be executed after last-ditch appeal

The Independent  

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South Carolina wants to restart executions by firing squad, electric chair and lethal injection
1 year, 1 month ago

South Carolina wants to restart executions by firing squad, electric chair and lethal injection

Hindustan Times  

Lawyers for four death row inmates who have run out of appeals are expected to argue to the South Carolina Supreme Court that the state's old electric chair and new firing squad are cruel and unusual punishments. If the Supreme Court justices allow executions to restart and any additional appeals are unsuccessful, South Carolina's death chamber, unused since May 2011, …

South Carolina wants to restart executions with firing squad, electric chair and lethal injection
1 year, 1 month ago

South Carolina wants to restart executions with firing squad, electric chair and lethal injection

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Lawyers for four death row inmates who have run out of appeals argued to the South Carolina Supreme Court on Tuesday that the state’s old electric chair and new firing squad are cruel and unusual punishments. And they got a lawyer for the inmates to say if the Supreme Court bans electrocution and the firing squad and …

Alabama court says state can make second attempt to execute inmate whose lethal injection failed
1 year, 2 months ago

Alabama court says state can make second attempt to execute inmate whose lethal injection failed

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Supreme Court on Friday rejected the appeal of a death row inmate who is scheduled to be the first person put to death with nitrogen gas and had argued that he shouldn’t face execution after a previous attempt at a lethal injection failed. Justices without dissent rejected arguments that a second attempt to execute Kenneth …

South Carolina has lethal injection drug but justices want more info before restarting executions
1 year, 4 months ago

South Carolina has lethal injection drug but justices want more info before restarting executions

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s highest court apparently is not ready to allow the state to restart executions after more than 12 years until they hear more arguments about newly obtained lethal injection drugs as well as a recently added firing squad and the old electric chair. South Carolina has not carried out an execution since 2011 after the state’s …

South Carolina inmates want executions paused while new lethal injection method is studied
1 year, 5 months ago

South Carolina inmates want executions paused while new lethal injection method is studied

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Lawyers for six death row inmates out of appeals in South Carolina are asking the state Supreme Court to give full consideration to the state’s new lethal injection rules as well as the electric chair and firing squad before restarting executions after an unintended 12-year pause. The inmates said judges should decide now if the state’s new …

After unintended 12-year pause, South Carolina secures drug to resume lethal injections
1 year, 6 months ago

After unintended 12-year pause, South Carolina secures drug to resume lethal injections

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina has obtained a drug needed to carry out lethal injections and is ready to perform the state’s first execution in over 12 years, officials announced Tuesday. The South Carolina General Assembly passed a shield law in May allowing the state to keep secret the procedure for executions and the suppliers of drugs or other items …

Executions may return to South Carolina; shield law nears OK
1 year, 10 months ago

Executions may return to South Carolina; shield law nears OK

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A bill that would allow South Carolina to buy the drugs needed for lethal injection without revealing the name of the company who sells them will soon be heading for the governor’s desk. South Carolina has had an unintended 12-year moratorium on the death penalty after its lethal injection drugs passed their expiration date and pharmacies refused …

South Carolina gets closer to lethal injection secrecy
1 year, 11 months ago

South Carolina gets closer to lethal injection secrecy

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — After an unintended 12-year moratorium on the death penalty in South Carolina, the state House gave key approval Wednesday to allow the name of any company that sells lethal injection drugs to remain secret, as well as members of the execution team. “Just bring out a dead body.” Sixteen states have carried out nearly 100 lethal injection …

South Carolina Senate OKs ‘shield law’ for lethal injections
2 years ago

South Carolina Senate OKs ‘shield law’ for lethal injections

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Senate passed on Wednesday a law shielding the identity of pharmaceutical companies providing lethal injection drugs for state executions. In the latest development for that case, the Supreme Court of South Carolina ordered the South Carolina Department of Corrections to provide more information regarding its attempts to acquire lethal injection drugs. Taylor, the executive …

S. Carolina bill shielding death penalty drugmakers advances
2 years, 1 month ago

S. Carolina bill shielding death penalty drugmakers advances

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Republicans’ quest to resume executions in South Carolina overcame another hurdle Thursday. The state Senate Corrections and Penology Committee approved a bill that would shield the identities of the companies that dispense the drug cocktail used to execute people on death row. Recent sessions have seen futile attempts to begin executing the state’s death row prisoners — …

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