Death Row, Execution by firing squad

Texas Inmate on Death Row for 27 Years Has Conviction Overturned
The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the conviction and death sentence of Brittany Holberg, who was 25 when she was sentenced to death.
Louisiana death row inmate seeks more ‘humane’ method of execution
A death row inmate in Louisiana who is scheduled to become the first person in the state to be executed using nitrogen gas has asked for his capital punishment to be carried out using a more “humane” method.
South Carolina kills death-row prisoner in state's first firing squad execution
Brad Sigmon, convicted in a double murder in 2002, opted to die by a method that is rarely used. Utah carried out the last firing squad execution in 2010.
South Carolina death row inmate to be executed by firing squad for first time in 15 years
CNN’s Ryan Young reports 67-year-old Brad Sigmon, who was convicted of a double murder, is scheduled to be executed in South Carolina Friday night by firing squad - a method that has not been used in the United States in almost 15 years,
Louisiana death row inmate pushes against nitrous hypoxia execution
A judge is set to decide this week whether the use of nitrogen gas to execute Jessie Hoffman in Louisiana is constitutional. Hoffman, convicted of raping and killing a woman nearly 30 years ago in St. Tammany, is scheduled for execution next Tuesday.
Tennessee's death row has been on hold for five years. Four inmates are now scheduled to die.
Four people are now set for execution in 2025 after years of Tennessee pausing its execution process for death penalty cases.
South Carolina death row inmate to be executed by firing squad, first in US in 15 years
A man convicted of a double murder is scheduled to be executed in South Carolina Friday night by firing squad - a method that has not been used in the United States in almost 15 years, and never in the state.
AZ death row inmate did not ask for reprieve
Aaron Gunches, who is scheduled to be executed on March 19, waived his chance to try and halt the execution at the Arizona Board of Executive Clemency. Gunches was sentenced t o death for kidnapping and killing his girlfriend's ex-husband in 2002.
Aaron Gunches: Arizona death row inmate passes on chance to ask for reprieve ahead of execution
Aaron Gunches, 53, is scheduled to be executed on March 19 for murdering his girlfriend's ex-husband decades ago.
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Federal appeals court reverses Texas death row inmate’s conviction
Brittany Marlowe Holberg was convicted in 1998 of robbing and murdering an 80-year-old man in his Amarillo home. The appeals ...
Bryan Kohberger defense ramps up legal maneuvers in bid to keep Idaho murders suspect off death row
Bryan Kohberger wants to stop Idaho prosecutors from discussing "murder," "bushy eyebrows" and psychopaths in his upcoming student murders trial.
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History of the Death Penalty
[From: Society’s Final Solution: A History and Discussion of the Death Penalty, Laura E. Randa, ed., University Press of America, Inc., 1997. Reprinted with ...
Eric’s Law revived amid opposition to death penalty
Legislation recently proposed by freshman U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan, R-8, Dallas Twp., seeks to restore a sense of balance by ...
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Eriese Tisdale resentenced to death for 2013 murder of St. Lucie Sheriff Sgt. Gary Morales
St. Lucie County Sheriff Sgt. Gary Morales was shot, killed by Eriese Tisdale during a 2013 traffic stop. There are 276 ...
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Prosecutors in Atlanta spa shootings case get judge's OK to use confession at death penalty trial
Fulton County Chief Superior Court Judge Ural Glanville has ruled that the admissions of guilt made by the accused Atlanta ...
Backlash to clemency for 15 on NC’s death row leads to GOP call to limit governor’s power
The bill, which has nine sponsors right now, proposes amending the N.C. Constitution to require legislative approval of all clemency granted by the governor.
Inside first US firing squad execution in 15 years - bullseye on chest and basin for blood
Brad Sigmon was convicted of the double killing of the parents of his girlfriend David and Gladys Larke in 2001 before he ...