Cruel, unusual or corporal? SC Supreme Court visits firing squad, electric chair again
The SC Supreme Court again hears arguments on whether the firing squad, electric chair violate the state's constitution. Will shield law play a role?
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The SC Supreme Court again hears arguments on whether the firing squad, electric chair violate the state's constitution. Will shield law play a role?
As the the Supreme Court debates the death penalty, South Carolina lawmakers have taken up a bill officials believe would remove an obstacle.
A decision on the constitutionality of South Carolina ’s newly adopted execution methods now rests in the hands a trial court judge after lawyers for…
After a long week of debate, Circuit Judge Jocelyn Newman will decide if South Carolina's death penalty is unconstitutional.
Whether South Carolina can start executing prisoners again either with a firing squad or electric chair is now in the hands of a judge after a trial over whether shooting or electrocuting inmates is cruel and unusual punishment banned by the U.S. Constitution.