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2 SC executions halted until firing squad formed

Under the state's revised capital punishment law, inmates must have the choice between the electric chair and a firing squad

In Tenn., inmates opt for electric chair over injection

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Three inmates claimed state's lethal injection method is more painful

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SC may use firing squad as alternative death penalty method

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Lawmakers acted after prison officials told them they don't have the drugs needed for lethal injection

SC senators resurrect bill to bring back the electric chair

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The bill is an attempt to address inabilities to carry out lethal injections because of the lack of chemicals needed

Tenn. electrocutes second inmate in 2 months

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David Earl Miller was convicted of a 1981 murder and had been on death row for 36 years, the longest of any inmate in Tennessee

Tenn. to electrocute second inmate in as many months

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David Earl Miller will be executed in the electric chair Thursday evening for a 1981 murder

2nd Tenn. death row inmate in weeks chooses electric chair

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Lawyers for David Earl Miller have argued that Tennessee's injection method causes excruciating pain

Deadline extended for Tenn. death row inmate's execution choice

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David Earl Miller has until Monday to decide whether he wants to die by lethal injection or electrocution

Tenn. executes inmate in electric chair

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Edmund Zagorski, 63, became only the second person to die in the electric chair in Tennessee since 1960 when he was executed Thursday

Electric chair builder worried Tenn. execution will fail

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The man responsible for building the state's electric chair thinks the device may malfunction

Tenn. inmate who took lethal injection case to court gets stay of execution

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Execution plans remain on hold while the court decides whether the inmate had adequate representation

Efforts to reinstate electric chair may face court trouble

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Legal experts said the move could open the door to legal challenges, or even the end of executions in Alabama

Ala. approves legislation that would revive use of electric chair

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Electric chair would be used if state is unable to execute inmates via lethal injection

Death row inmates contest Tenn. electric chair law

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Already challenging Tennessee's lethal injection protocol

Ala. may consider bringing back electric chair

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Lawmaker says he thinks the state will have to return to electric chair if it won't give complete immunity to the makers of lethal injection drugs

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