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South Carolina's highest court stays firing squad execution set for next week

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By Amanda Musa and Steve Almasy, CNN South Carolina’s Supreme Court issued a temporary stay of execution Wednesday for Richard Bernard Moore, who was scheduled to be the first person executed by firing squad in the state.

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  1. NBC News

    South Carolina execution by firing squad blocked by state's high court (opens NBC News)

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    Richard Bernard Moore, 57, was given the choice between firing squad or death by electric chair.

  2. KESQ Palm Springs

    South Carolina's highest court stays firing squad execution set for next week (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    By Amanda Musa and Steve Almasy, CNN South Carolina’s Supreme Court issued a temporary stay of execution Wednesday for Richard Bernard Moore, who was scheduled to be the first person executed by firing squad in the state.

  3. KTVU San Francisco

    Man's firing squad execution halted by South Carolina Supreme Court (opens KTVU San Francisco)

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    KTVU San Francisco's feed description

    South Carolina’s first-ever firing squad execution of Richard Bernard Moore was halted on Wednesday by the state’s Supreme Court.

  4. MyNorthwest

    Court halts South Carolina plan for firing squad execution (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- South Carolina's highest court on Wednesday issued a temporary stay blocking the state from carrying out what was set to be its

  5. Forbes

    South Carolina Supreme Court Temporarily Halts State’s First Firing Squad Execution (opens Forbes)

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    Richard Moore chose a firing squad over an electric chair last week, though he stressed he believed he was forced “to choose between two unconstitutional methods of execution.”

  6. PBS NewsHour

    Firing squad execution in South Carolina temporarily halted by court (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    The South Carolina Supreme Court has issued a temporary stay halting the state from carrying out its first-ever firing squad execution.

  7. Fox News

    South Carolina court halts planned firing squad execution (opens Fox News)

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    South Carolina’s highest court on Wednesday issued a temporary stay blocking the state from carrying out what was set to be its first-ever firing squad execution.

  8. CBS News

    South Carolina's first-ever firing squad execution halted by state Supreme Court (opens CBS News)

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    The order by the state Supreme Court puts on hold at least temporarily the planned April 29 execution of Richard Bernard Moore.

  9. Los Angeles Times

    South Carolina Supreme Court halts state's plan for firing squad execution (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    The South Carolina Supreme Court has issued a temporary stay halting the state from carrying out its first-ever execution by firing squad.

  10. KAAL Rochester

    EXPLAINER: How South Carolina execution firing squad works (opens KAAL Rochester)

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    Kokomo Tribune's feed description

    COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — It’s unknown how long a stay will hold off the execution of Richard Bernard Moore — South Carolina's first-ever inmate to be put to death by

  11. Washington Times

    How South Carolina execution firing squad works (opens Washington Times)

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    The method is employed in only a handful of states and has not been used in the U.S. in more than a decade.

  12. WMUR

    Here's how South Carolina's execution firing squad works (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    It’s unknown how long a stay will hold off the execution of South Carolina's first-ever inmate to be put to death by a firing squad as his attorneys pursue legal challenges.

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