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| J.W. Ledford’s Bid for Firing Squad Rejected on Execution Eve |
| By nbcnews.com- Tracy Connor |
| Published: 05/16/2017 |
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A federal appeals court has denied a stay of execution to a Georgia man who argued a firing squad would be a more humane way to die than the lethal injection the state has planned. A few hours earlier, the state Parole Board rejected a bid for clemency for J.W. "Boy" Ledford Jr., who is on death row for murdering the doctor who delivered him into the world. Ledford, 45, is scheduled to be put to death Tuesday at 7 p.m. His execution would be the first this year in Georgia, which killed nine prisoners last year. Read More. |
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