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Why Do Utah Legislators Keep ‘Blood Atonement’ on the Statute Books?

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In the aftermath of the ruling, a number of states reworked their death penalty statutes to conform with the Court’s decision. Allen drafted a bill to abolish the barbaric practice of death by firing squad. and the former district attorney of Lawrence County, PA. Forty of Utah’s executions have been by firing squad.

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