South Carolina, Execution by firing squad

South Carolina Death Row Inmate Chooses to Be Executed by a Firing Squad
The state has never used that method to execute a prisoner. The last time an inmate was killed by a firing squad was in 2010 in Utah.
South Carolina death row inmate’s legal team seeks stay of execution
An Upstate man on death row is fighting his upcoming execution by calling on action by the State Supreme Court.
Man on death row in South Carolina seeks postponement to get autopsy from last execution
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A condemned man who is the next person scheduled to be put to death in South Carolina is again asking for his execution date be postponed because his lawyers have not received the autopsy report from the last execution two weeks ago.
Condemned South Carolina Killer Chooses to Be Executed by Firing Squad
On Friday, he became the first South Carolina inmate to choose the state’s new firing squad over lethal injection or the electric chair. Only three inmates in the U.S. have been executed by firing squad since 1976.
Alert: South Carolina inmate chooses firing squad for execution, marking the first time the method would be used in the state
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South Carolina court rules skill-based arcade game is illegal when rewarding money
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that a video gaming machine can be illegal even if winning depends ...
SC Supreme Court temporarily suspends Charleston attorney’s law license
The South Carolina Supreme Court has suspended the license of a West Ashley attorney accused of having an intimate relationship with a client’s wife, according to court documents.
When does a heartbeat start? South Carolina Supreme Court again takes up abortion issue
Lawyers for South Carolina and Planned Parenthood are returning to the state’s highest court to argue how restrictive the ...
South Carolina Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Wednesday on abortion ban law
Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit challenging the fetal heartbeat protection act which deems abortions illegal at six weeks ...
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South Carolina Doctors Ask for Right to Follow Conscience and Perform Abortions
Claims about religious conscience are nothing new in debates about reproduction in the United States. Employers cited it in ...
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South Carolina Supreme Court to hear arguments challenging state's abortion ban
South Carolina’s fetal heartbeat law is back under fire.Wednesday, the State Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case ...
Condemned SC inmate Brad Sigmon asks court to halt his March 7 execution, throw out death sentence
Condemned inmate Brad Sigmon is asking the S.C. Supreme Court to stop his March 7 execution. He was sentenced to die in the ...