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Committee advances H37 to floor after debate; firing squad would become Idaho's primary execution method
Summary
After extensive testimony for and against, the Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee voted 12–2 to send H37 to the House floor with a due-pass recommendation; the bill would make the firing squad the primary method of execution in Idaho.
Representative Bruce Scogg introduced House Bill 37 and said the bill would make the firing squad the primary method of execution in Idaho for persons sentenced to death for premeditated murder. "This bill proposes that firing squad become the primary method of execution in Idaho," Scogg said, adding he believes the method is "more humane because it is quick and certain." He said the Idaho Department of Correction has policies and procedures for a firing-squad option and that the department would remodel existing…
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