US EditionSouth Carolina Supreme Court rejects inmate's request for more firing squad details
- The South Carolina Supreme Court rejected an inmate Stephen Stanko's request for more details about the firing squad scheduled for his June 13 execution at a state prison.
- The request followed concerns about the April 11 execution of Mikal Mahdi, whose firing squad death autopsy suggested shots barely hit his heart, possibly prolonging his death.
- Witnesses said Mahdi groaned 45 seconds after being shot with a hood covering his head, while experts predicted he should have died within 15 seconds if aimed properly.
- The justices ruled unanimously that Stanko's lawyers did not prove Mahdi's execution was botched or that protocols were violated, noting the appellant lacked sufficient evidence.
- Stanko, who received two death sentences for separate killings including that of his 74-year-old friend Henry Turner, must decide by Friday whether to be executed by one of three state-approved methods: a firing squad, injection, or the electric chair, amid ongoing concerns about the reliability of the chosen procedures.
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South Carolina Supreme Court rejects Stephen Stanko's request for more firing squad details
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a request for more information on the firing squad from an inmate set to die next month over concerns about whether a man executed by the method last month suffered a lingering death. The justices unanimously ruled that attorneys for Stephen Stanko did not prove the previous execution was botched even though lawyers argued the firing squad nearly missed the inmate's hea…
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South Carolina Supreme Court rejects inmate's request for more firing squad details
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a request for more information on the firing squad from an inmate set to die next month over concerns about whether a man executed by the method last…
South Carolina Supreme Court rejects inmate’s request for more firing squad details - Regional Media News
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a request for more information on the firing squad from an inmate set to die next month over concerns about whether a man executed by the method last month suffered a lingering death. The justices unanimously ruled that attorneys for Stephen Stanko did not prove the previous execution was botched even though lawyers argued the firing squad nearly missed the inmate’s hea…
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