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No legislation has been proposed to add nitrogen gas, which was used to kill inmate Kenneth Eugene Smith last month
South Carolina says all three execution methods allowed in the state — electrocution, lethal injection, and now, firing squad — fit existing protocols.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — 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. Attorneys for the inmates also plan to argue Tuesday that a 2023 law meant to allow lethal […]
Death row inmates argued to the South Carolina Supreme Court that the state's old electric chair and new firing squad are cruel and unusual.
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.