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JEFFREY COLLINS

JEFFREY COLLINS

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Crime|US

South Carolina executes second man by firing squad in 5 weeks

A firing squad has executed a South Carolina man who killed an off-duty police officer decades ago

South Carolina executes second man by firing squad in 5 weeks
Crime|US

Previous execution reveals how South Carolina will put 2nd inmate to death by firing squad

A few more details are known about South Carolina's firing squad as the state prepares to carry out its second execution by that method

Previous execution reveals how South Carolina will put 2nd inmate to death by firing squad
Crime|US

South Carolina's highest court refuses to stop second firing squad execution

South Carolina’s highest court has rejected the last major appeal from Mikal Mahdi, who is scheduled to die by firing squad this week for the ambush killing of a police officer

South Carolina's highest court refuses to stop second firing squad execution
Environment|US

South Carolina wildfire keeps growing as firefighters protect homes

A large wildfire in the South Carolina mountains has doubled in size on each of the last three days

South Carolina wildfire keeps growing as firefighters protect homes
Crime|US

A second South Carolina death row inmate chooses execution by firing squad

A second South Carolina death row inmate has asked to die by firing squad just five weeks after the state carried out its first execution by bullets

A second South Carolina death row inmate chooses execution by firing squad
Americas|Environment|US

First rain and then fire chase people from their homes in North and South Carolina

At least a half-dozen large wildfires continue to burn in the Blue Ridge Mountains of South Carolina and North Carolina

First rain and then fire chase people from their homes in North and South Carolina
Crime|US

South Carolina inmate facing execution calls his defense more superficial than a 'Law & Order' show

Lawyers for a South Carolina inmate set to be put to death next month want the state Supreme Court to stop his execution, saying his defense’s plea for his life at his original trial was totally inadequate

South Carolina inmate facing execution calls his defense more superficial than a 'Law & Order' show
Crime|US

A South Carolina man executed by firing squad is the first US prisoner killed this way in 15 years

A South Carolina man has been executed by firing squad, becoming the first U.S. prisoner in 15 years to die by this method

A South Carolina man executed by firing squad is the first US prisoner killed this way in 15 years
Crime|US

How South Carolina's execution of a condemned killer by firing squad will unfold

Three volunteer South Carolina prison employees will be the firing squad used to execute condemned killer Brad Sigmon on Friday

How South Carolina's execution of a condemned killer by firing squad will unfold
Crime|US

South Carolina man set to face a firing squad seeks postponement, questioning execution procedures

A South Carolina man scheduled to face a firing squad next week is asking that his execution be postponed

South Carolina man set to face a firing squad seeks postponement, questioning execution procedures
Crime|US

A South Carolina man is sentenced to life after confession on stand also led to his friend's arrest

A South Carolina man who provided detailed testimony of how he stabbed his friend’s ex-wife was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in prison

Crime|US

South Carolina puts inmate Marion Bowman Jr. to death in state’s third execution since September

South Carolina has has put a third inmate to death in four months as it goes through a backlog of prisoners who exhausted their appeals while the state couldn’t find lethal injection drugs

South Carolina puts inmate Marion Bowman Jr. to death in state’s third execution since September

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