South Carolina to Conduct Firing Squad Execution After 15 Years
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- Brad Sigmon chooses firing squad over lethal injection or electric chair
- Concerns raised over pain in different execution methods
- Legal team appeals for delay based on trial representation and mental health issues
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- Sigmon's lawyers are seeking clemency from Governor Henry McMaster to reduce his sentence to life without parole, as a final attempt to spare his life.
- His legal team argues that executing Sigmon would undermine the concept of redemption, as he has been described as a model prisoner working to atone for his crimes.
- No South Carolina governor has granted clemency in the nearly five decades since the death penalty was reinstated, indicating the rarity of such a decision.
HuffPost- Four other states have legalized firing squads as an execution method, including Mississippi, Utah, Oklahoma, and Idaho.
- Previous firing squad executions in the US include Ronnie Lee Gardner in 2010, Gary Mark Gilmore in 1977, and John Albert Taylor in 1996, all in Utah.
- States have explored alternative execution methods like firing squads and nitrogen gas due to challenges in obtaining lethal injection drugs.
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- The adult children of the victims emotionally testified in court, expressing their deep devastation and highlighting the significant role their parents played in their lives.
- Sigmon's legal team argues that he suffered from severe mental illness and had a "psychotic break" during the crime, information that was not presented to the jury during his trial.
- The defense also contests the state's claim that lethal injection is a humane method, suggesting it may not be as free of torture as portrayed.
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