Utah became the 1st American state to restore the firing squad as a method of execution. Its governor Gary Herbert signed a bill on the emotive issue into law. The legislation, approved by the western US state's senete allows for a firing squad if drugs used for executions are unavailable.
Which of the following recently became 123rd state party to the international criminal court ?
In 1835, James Pratt and John Smith were hanged outside Newgate Prison in London, in the last execution in England for this activity, after a conviction for what?
Which American state, since 1847 shortly after joining the Union, has never carried out capital punishment under its laws?
