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Court halts South Carolina plan for firing squad execution
2 years, 8 months ago

Court halts South Carolina plan for firing squad execution

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s highest court on Wednesday issued a temporary stay blocking the state from carrying out what was set to be its first-ever firing squad execution. Attorneys for the 57-year-old inmate had sought a stay, citing pending litigation in another court challenging the constitutionality of South Carolina’s execution methods, which also include the electric chair. Moore’s execution …

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On Death Row for 2 Decades, South Carolina Inmate Picks the Firing Squad Over Electric Chair
2 years, 8 months ago

On Death Row for 2 Decades, South Carolina Inmate Picks the Firing Squad Over Electric Chair

News 18  

A South Carolina prisoner scheduled to be the first man executed in the state in more than a decade has decided to die by firing squad rather than in the electric chair later this month, according to court documents filed Friday. Moore’s would mark the first since Ronnie Lee Gardner ‘s 2010 execution by a five-person firing squad in Utah. …

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South Carolina inmate picks firing squad over electric chair
2 years, 8 months ago

South Carolina inmate picks firing squad over electric chair

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina prisoner scheduled to be the first man executed in the state in more than a decade has decided to die by firing squad rather than in the electric chair later this month, according to court documents filed Friday. Moore’s would mark the first since Ronnie Lee Gardner ’s 2010 execution by a five-person firing …

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First death row inmate to face execution in South Carolina in a decade chooses to die by firing squad
2 years, 8 months ago

First death row inmate to face execution in South Carolina in a decade chooses to die by firing squad

The Independent  

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South Carolina Inmate Picks Firing Squad Over Electric Chair
2 years, 8 months ago

South Carolina Inmate Picks Firing Squad Over Electric Chair

Huff Post  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina prisoner scheduled to be the first man executed in the state in more than a decade has decided to die by firing squad rather than in the electric chair later this month, according to court documents filed Friday. South Carolina-Execution via Associated Press Moore’s attorneys have asked the state Supreme Court to delay his …

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South Carolina inmate picks firing squad over electric chair
2 years, 8 months ago

South Carolina inmate picks firing squad over electric chair

The Independent  

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South Carolina death row inmate picks firing squad over electric chair for execution
2 years, 8 months ago

South Carolina death row inmate picks firing squad over electric chair for execution

LA Times  

Richard Moore, a South Carolina inmate set to be executed later this month, has chosen to die by firing squad rather than in the electric chair. A South Carolina prisoner scheduled to be the first man executed in the state in more than a decade has decided to die by firing squad rather than in the electric chair later this …

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Inmate asks judges to halt firing squad or electrocution
2 years, 8 months ago

Inmate asks judges to halt firing squad or electrocution

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina inmate set to die either by a firing squad or in the electric chair later this month is asking the state Supreme Court to halt his execution until judges can determine if either method is cruel and unusual punishment. Moore’s lawyers said judges need to review South Carolina’s new firing squad rules to see …

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S. Carolina schedules 1st execution with firing squad ready
2 years, 8 months ago

S. Carolina schedules 1st execution with firing squad ready

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina has scheduled its first execution after corrections officials finished updating the death chamber to prepare for executions by firing squad. Moore could face a choice between the electric chair and the firing squad, two options available to death row prisoners after legislators altered the state’s capital punishment law last year in an effort to work …

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