2004-MAR-15: UT: Governor bans death by firing squad:
Governor Olene Walker signed a bill into law that was passed by the Utah
legislature during February. It removes death by firing squad as an
option that can be chosen by convicted murderers. Executions in the
future will be by lethal injection. Four convicted murderers who have
already selected the firing squad will have their wishes granted if they
are eventually executed. Utah firing squads employ five riflemen, of
whom one is firing a blank. That way, nobody knows who fired the lethal
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