Utah firing squad executes US killer Ronnie Lee Gardner
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Ronnie Lee Gardner had been on death row for 25 years The US has carried out its first execution by firing squad in 14 years.
Convicted murderer Ronnie Lee Gardner, who had spent 25 years on death row, was executed soon after midnight local time (0600 GMT), after a final appeal had been rejected. Gardner, 49, chose the firing squad before Utah banned the method in 2004. Critics say it is barbaric, harking back to the Wild West.
Gardner was only the third man put to death in this way in the US since 1976.
He was convicted in 1985 of fatally shooting a lawyer during an attempt to escape from a court where he was facing another murder charge dating from 1984.
Family vigil The execution was carried out at a prison in Draper, a suburb of Salt Lake City, by a five-man firing squad of police officer volunteers.
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Four of the .30 calibre Winchester rifles were loaded with live bullets but a fifth carried a blank, so that none of the men would have known with certainty that he had shot a lethal round. Mark Shurtleff Utah Attorney General How and why Gardner was shot In pictures: Utah executionMay God grant him the mercy he denied his victims
Gardner was hooded and strapped to a black metal chair, with a white target pinned to his chest.
He was shot at a range of 25ft (7.6m) and pronounced dead at 0020 local time.
Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff used the Twitter micro-blogging site to say he had given the go-ahead for execution.
"May God grant him the mercy he denied his victims," Mr Shurtleff tweeted.
More than 20 of Gardner's friends and family members had gathered outside the prison to hold a vigil.
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Continue reading the main story- Jan 17, 1977: Gary Gilmore executed in Utah for two murders committed in the state
- Jan 26, 1996: John Albert Taylor executed in Utah for raping and murdering an 11-year-old girl
Brother Randy Gardner told Associated Press news agency: "He didn't want nobody to see him get shot. I would have liked to be there for him."
Ronnie Lee Gardner had spent his final day watching the Lord of the Rings trilogy and meeting lawyers and clergymen.
On Tuesday, Gardner had eaten his final meal of steak, lobster, apple pie, vanilla ice cream and 7-Up, before beginning a 48-hour fast.
Gardner's lawyers said he had undertaken his fast for "spiritual reasons", the Salt Lake City Tribune newspaper reported.
'Fair opportunity' In 1985 Gardner had been attending court in Salt Lake City to face a charge of murdering barman Melvyn Otterstrom a year earlier.
Gardner's family and friends held a vigil outside the prison Gardner shot dead lawyer Michael Burdell during a failed attempt to escape from the courthouse. Mr Burdell's family had asked for Gardner's life to be spared but the Otterstrom family had argued against clemency. Mr Otterstrom's son, Jason, attended the execution.
The US Supreme Court - the highest court in the nation - had rejected Gardner's final appeal hours before the execution.
Utah Governor Gary Herbert also rejected a request for a temporary stay on Thursday, saying Gardner's legal team had presented no material that had not already been considered by the courts.
"Mr Gardner has had a full and fair opportunity to have his case considered by numerous tribunals," he said in a statement.
The American Civil Liberties Union said Gardner's execution showed the US's "barbaric, arbitrary and bankrupting practice of capital punishment".
Death row convicts in Utah were for decades allowed to choose their method of execution.
State legislators removed that choice in 2004 and made lethal injection the standard method - but inmates sentenced before then can still opt for a firing squad.
The BBC's Rajesh Mirchandani says that of the nine members of the state's death row who can choose the method, four say they want to die this way.
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regu tembak mengeksekusi Utah US pembunuh Ronnie Lee Gardner
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Ronnie Lee Gardner, 10 Juni 2010 Ronnie Lee Gardner telah di penjara selama 25 tahun
Amerika Serikat melaksanakan eksekusi pertama oleh regu tembak dalam 14 tahun.
Pembunuh dihukum Ronnie Lee Gardner, yang menghabiskan 25 tahun di penjara, dihukum mati segera setelah tengah malam waktu setempat (0600 GMT), setelah banding akhir telah ditolak.
Gardner, 49, memilih regu tembak sebelum Utah metode yang dilarang pada tahun 2004. Para kritikus mengatakan ini adalah barbar, mengkuno kembali ke Wild West.
Gardner hanyalah orang ketiga dihukum mati dengan cara ini di Amerika Serikat sejak tahun 1976.
Dia dinyatakan bersalah pada tahun 1985 dari penembakan fatal pengacara saat mencoba melarikan diri dari pengadilan di mana dia menghadapi tuduhan pembunuhan lain yang berasal dari 1984.Keluarga berjaga
Eksekusi dilakukan di penjara di Draper, pinggiran kota Salt Lake City, oleh regu tembak lima orang relawan petugas polisi.Lanjutkan membaca cerita utama
Semoga Allah memberinya rahmat, ia menyangkal korban-korbannya
Mark Shurtleff Jaksa Agung Utah Bagaimana dan mengapa Gardner ditembak Dalam gambar: Utah eksekusi
Empat dari Winchester senapan kaliber 0,30 dimuat dengan peluru hidup tetapi membawa seperlima kosong, sehingga tidak ada orang akan tahu dengan pasti bahwa dia telah menembak putaran mematikan.
Gardner berkerudung dan diikat ke kursi logam hitam, dengan target putih ditempelkan ke dadanya.
Dia ditembak dari jarak 25ft (7.6m) dan dinyatakan meninggal pada 0020 waktu setempat.
Jaksa Agung Utah Mark Shurtleff menggunakan situs micro-blogging Twitter mengatakan ia telah memberi lampu hijau untuk eksekusi.
"Semoga Allah memberinya rahmat, ia menyangkal korban-korbannya," Bapak Shurtleff tweeted.
Lebih dari 20 orang teman Gardner dan anggota keluarga telah berkumpul di luar penjara untuk menyelenggarakan sebuah penjagaan.Regu tembak eksekusi AS *Lanjutkan membaca cerita utama
* Jan 17, 1977: Gary Gilmore dieksekusi di Utah selama dua pembunuhan yang dilakukan di negara
* Jan 26, 1996: John Albert Taylor dieksekusi di Utah untuk memperkosa dan membunuh seorang gadis 11 tahun
* Sejak tahun 1976, Mahkamah Agung AS mengukuhkan undang-undang hukuman mati baru
Beberapa mengenakan T-shirt bantalan tawanan nomor Gardner, 14873, tapi tidak menyaksikan eksekusi.
Brother Randy Gardner mengatakan kantor berita Associated Press: "Dia tidak ingin ada yang melihat dia ditembak Aku ingin berada di sana untuk dia.."
Ronnie Lee Gardner telah menghabiskan hari terakhirnya menonton Lord of the Rings trilogi dan bertemu pengacara dan para pendeta.
Pada hari Selasa, Gardner makan makanan terakhirnya steak, lobster, pai apel, es krim vanili dan 7-Up, sebelum memulai cepat 48 jam.
Gardner pengacara mengatakan ia telah melakukan puasa untuk "alasan spiritual", Salt Lake City Tribune melaporkan surat kabar.Wajar kesempatan '
Pada tahun 1985 Gardner telah menghadiri pengadilan di Salt Lake City untuk menghadapi tuduhan membunuh bartender Melvyn Otterstrom tahun sebelumnya.Berjaga di luar penjara Draper, Utah, keluarga 18 Jun Gardner dan teman-teman mengadakan berjaga di luar penjara
Gardner pengacara ditembak mati Michael Burdell selama upaya gagal untuk melarikan diri dari gedung pengadilan.
keluarga Mr Burdell telah meminta untuk hidup Gardner akan terhindar namun keluarga Otterstrom telah menentang grasi. anak Mr Otterstrom, Jason, menghadiri eksekusi.
Mahkamah Agung AS - pengadilan tertinggi di negara itu - telah menolak jam terakhir Gardner banding sebelum eksekusi.
Utah Gubernur Herbert Gary juga menolak permohonan untuk tinggal sementara pada hari Kamis, mengatakan tim hukum telah disajikan Gardner tidak ada bahan yang belum dianggap oleh pengadilan.
"Bapak Gardner memiliki kesempatan penuh dan adil untuk kasus dipertimbangkan oleh pengadilan banyak," katanya dalam sebuah pernyataan.
American Civil Liberties Union mengatakan eksekusi Gardner menunjukkan "barbar di AS itu, sewenang-wenang dan bangkrut praktek hukuman mati".
Kematian narapidana baris di Utah adalah untuk dekade diizinkan untuk memilih metode mereka eksekusi.
Negara legislator dihapus bahwa pilihan pada tahun 2004 dan membuat suntikan mematikan metode standar - tapi narapidana dihukum sebelum itu masih bisa memilih regu tembak.
Wartawan BBC Rajesh Mirchandani mengatakan bahwa dari sembilan anggota death row negara yang dapat memilih metode ini, empat mengatakan bahwa mereka ingin mati dengan cara ini.
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