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Year of Reenactment
(since 1972 suspension) |
1973 | |
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Year of first execution after
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1977 | |
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History
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1852-1897: firing squad, hanging, or beheading |
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Current Method
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Lethal Injection (Firing squad available for inmates who chose the method prior to its ban). If state cannot obtain the drugs for lethal injection, it may use the firing squad. |
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Utah has life without parole. A jury decides the sentence. A Panel that includes the Governor has the power to grant clemency.
Utah was the state with the first execution after the death penalty was reinstated. Gary Gilmore, a volunteer, was executed by firing squad in 1977, three months after his conviction.