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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jeffrey Collins

Forced to choose how to die, South Carolina inmate lets lawyer pick lethal injection

South Carolina Department of Corrections

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A condemned inmate forced to choose how he'll be put to death ended weeks of suspense by leaving the decision to his lawyer, who reluctantly told South Carolina prison officials on Friday to prepare for a lethal injection, rather than the electric chair or a firing squad.

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