It was driven home when South Carolina released the results ... s leading scholar about methods of execution, raised eyebrows when she called the justice’s 2015 assessment of the firing squad ...

A South Carolina firing squad tried ... will last only ten to fifteen seconds,” the justices wrote. “Unless there is a massive botch of the execution in which each member of the firing squad ...

We don’t know what went wrong, but nothing about his execution was humane. The implications are horrifying for anyone facing the same choice as Mikal. South Carolina’s refusal to acknowledge ...

Stanko must choose his method of execution (lethal injection, firing squad, or electric chair) by May 30. Stanko claimed insanity but was found guilty in 2009. The South Carolina Supreme Court has ...

Two South Carolina legislators are seeking an investigation into the state’s firing squad execution last month.

IN OTHER NEWS, WE HAVE INFORMATION NOW ON THE SOUTH CAROLINA ... execution was conscious and likely suffered in extreme pain for as long as a minute after the bullets, meant to quickly stop ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Two South Carolina legislators have requested an investigation into the state’s firing squad execution last ... of South Carolina’s justice system and public confidence ...

Lawmakers Seek Investigation Into South Carolina's Firing Squad Execution COLUMBIA ... is to preserve the integrity of South Carolina's justice system and public confidence in our state's ...