South Carolina death row inmate chooses to be executed by firing squad over the electric chair
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By Elizabeth Wolfe and Andy Rose, CNN A man sentenced to death in South Carolina has chosen to be executed by firing squad rather than the electric chair, which would make him the first death row inmate to die by firing squad in the state. Richard Bernard Moore, 57, would also be the first person
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A South Carolina prisoner, scheduled to be the first man executed in the state in more than a decade, has decided to die by firing squad rather than in the electric chair later this month, according to court documents filed Friday.
By Elizabeth Wolfe and Andy Rose, CNN A man sentenced to death in South Carolina has chosen to be executed by firing squad rather than the electric chair, which would make him the first death row inmate to die by firing squad in the state. Richard Bernard Moore, 57, would also be the first person
A South Carolina prisoner was faced with what he called "two unconstitutional methods of execution," the electric chair or carried out by firing squad.
Richard Bernard Moore is the first prisoner in South Carolina to face the choice of execution methods since the state made electrocution the default and gave inmates the option to face rifles instead.
A South Carolina prisoner scheduled to be the first man executed in the state in more than a decade has decided to die by firing squad rather than in the electric chair later this month, according to court documents filed Friday.
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