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Upstate lawmaker joins colleague to call for investigation into SC firing squad execution
State Reps. Neil Collins (R-District 5) and Justin Bamberg (D-District 90) question whether 'proper standards and protocols' ...
South Carolina death row inmate chooses lethal injection after firing squad controversy
Stephen Stanko, a South Carolina death row inmate, chose lethal injection after a firing squad execution was criticized as ...
Firing squad, electric chair, nitrogen gas, injection: US expands execution methods
Between 2021 and 2023, 100% of all executions in the U.S. were done by lethal injection. In the last year and a half, 16% ...
South Carolina Supreme Court rejects inmate’s request for more firing squad details
The South Carolina Supreme Court has rejected a request from an inmate set to die next month for more information on the ...
SC inmate turns down firing squad method for June execution, opts for lethal injection
Stephen Stanko, a convicted murderer, chose after courts denied him more information about South Carolina's firing squad and ...
South Carolina inmate chooses to die by lethal injection amid concerns about firing squad
South Carolina death row inmate Stephen Stanko has chosen to die by lethal injection after his lawyers say he is troubled by ...
Will Florida use firing squads, hanging, nitrogen gas in executions? New law allows it
A new law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis allows more methods of execution for people convicted of capital crimes.
S.C. court rejects condemned man’s request for firing squad details
The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a request for more information on the firing squad from an inmate set to die next month for a case that has an Augusta connection.
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S.C. Supreme Court rejects inmate's request for firing squad details
The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a request for more information on the firing squad from an inmate set to die next month over concerns about whether a man executed by the method ...