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South Carolina death row inmate executed by firing squad

South Carolina is set to execute another inmate by firing squad, one month after first such execution in decades

The first firing squad execution in over 15 years was carried out last month. It provides a glimpse into how such executions may go.

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Second SC death row inmate in 15 years is executed by firing squad

On Friday, the South Carolina Department of Corrections executed its second death row inmate by firing squad since the state reinstated the death penalty in 1976. His attorney argued that Mahdi chose that method of execution because it was the lesser of the three evils.

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South Carolina death row inmate executed by firing squad after shooting cop 9 times and setting body on fire

Mikal Mahdi, 42, was executed by firing squad tonight in South Carolina, after he was sentenced to death for murdering a police officer and setting his body on fire

Death row prisoner's chilling final act before execution by method only used five times in 50 years

Death row inmate Mikal Mahdi was executed via an uncommon method on Friday (11 April) after killing two people in 2004 ...

Justice Department will seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione. Here's what to know about federal executions.

Each death penalty case is authorized by the DOJ headquarters in Washington, D.C., in consultation with local U.S.

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3 death row inmates hanged; 1st executions in 2 years

Japan carried out its first executions in two years on Dec. 21 by hanging three death row inmates, one of them a mass murderer, in Tokyo and Osaka Prefecture. Justice Minister Yoshihisa ...

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State Supreme Court halts execution dates for Caddo death row inmates

The Louisiana Supreme Court late Friday put the brakes on execution plans for two Caddo Parish death row inmates.

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Advocates ask TN governor to halt capital punishment over lethal injection concerns

Four people are set to be executed this year under a new, single drug protocol. Attorneys said death row inmate Oscar Smith will be executed in May if the governor does not intervene.

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Florida death row inmate’s lawyers argue he shouldn’t be executed because he’s ‘morbidly obese’

Lawyers for a death row inmate in Florida are trying to stay his execution next week, arguing that it would be unconstitutional given the prisoner’s morbid obesity, which could complicate his ...

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South Carolina death row inmate invokes 'sovereign citizen' defense in bid to avoid execution

Attorneys for a South Carolina death row inmate whose execution is imminent are making a last-ditch argument that their client is incompetent to be executed partly because of his belief that ...

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