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Idaho moves to make firing squads primary method of execution citing failed lethal injections
The last state to employ the firing squad was Utah. Ronnie Lee Gardner, 49, was strapped to a chair and shot to death in 2010. At that time, Utah law allowed death row inmates to choose between ...
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Utah death row inmate at parole hearing says he wasn’t in ‘right mind’ when he killed girlfriend’s mom
If Utah goes through with the execution, it’ll be the state’s first since 2010, when Ronnie Lee Gardner was killed by firing squad. Honie had previously appealed state plans to use a ...
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Utah carries out first execution since 2010 as inmate put to death for murder of ex-girlfriend’s mother
The last inmate put to death in the state was Ronnie Lee Gardner who chose to be executed by firing squad – the first time ...
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Utah execution by firing squad
Ronnie Lee Gardner becomes the third man to die by firing squad since the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated capital punishment in 1976. Four turnovers and a porous run defense were too much to ...
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Idaho Moves to Bring Back Firing Squads for Executions
The state has carried out three such executions, mostly recently executing Ronnie Lee Gardner by firing squad on June 18, 2010. Skaug said on Tuesday: "I see this bill as being less problematic ...