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The Utah Execution

By Steve Hall

The New York Times reports, "Utah Executes Murderer by Firing Squad," by Kirk Johnson.A five-member firing squad at the Utah State Prison took aim and fired .30-caliber bullets at a target pinned on the chest of Ronnie Lee Gardner, a convicted murderer, just after midnight on Friday. He was pronounced dead at 12:20 a.m. Mountain Time, after almost 25 years on death row, and several months as the center of international attention focused not so much on crime as his punishment.It was the third firing squad execution in Utah ? the only state actively practicing that form of punishment ? since 1976, when the death penalty was restored by the United States Supreme Court.The latest AP filing is, "Firing squad execution sobering, but dramatic," written by Jennifer Dobner...continue to full post

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