SF 13 - Authorizes Firing Squads as an Alternative Method of Execution - Wyoming Key Vote

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Title: Authorizes Firing Squads as an Alternative Method of Execution

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with House amendments and pass a bill that authorizes death penalty execution by firing squad in certain circumstances, effective July 1, 2015.

Highlights:

  • Authorizes the use of a firing squad as a means of executing a death penalty sentence, after administering anesthesia and rendering the individual unconscious, in the following circumstances (Sec. 1):
    • If the existing method of execution by lethal injection is deemed unconstitutional; or
    • If the sentencing court determines that execution by lethal injection cannot be performed within the time prescribed by law.

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Title: Authorizes Firing Squads as an Alternative Method of Execution

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes death penalty execution by firing squad in certain circumstances, effective July 1, 2015.

Highlights:

  • Authorizes the use of a firing squad as a means of executing a death penalty sentence, after administering anesthesia and rendering the individual unconscious, in the following circumstances (Sec. 1):
    • If the existing method of execution by lethal injection is deemed unconstitutional; or
    • If the sentencing court determines that execution by lethal injection cannot be performed within the time prescribed by law.

See How Your Politicians Voted

Title: Authorizes Firing Squads as an Alternative Method of Execution

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes death penalty execution by firing squad in certain circumstances, effective July 1, 2015.

Highlights:

  • Authorizes the use of a firing squad as a means of executing a death penalty sentence in the following circumstances (Sec. 1):
    • If the existing method of execution by lethal injection is deemed unconstitutional; or
    • If the sentencing court determines that execution by lethal injection cannot be performed within the time prescribed by law.

Title: Authorizes Firing Squads as an Alternative Method of Execution

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