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Georgia prisoner sentenced to die wants firing squad, not lethal injection
By Rosie Manins

A death row inmate who fatally shot a man while fleeing from a bank robbery in Gwinnett County wants to become the first person in Georgia’s modern history to be legally executed by firing squad.

Michael Nance, 62, appeared before a federal judge in Atlanta on Monday as trial began in his case alleging it would be unconstitutionally cruel for him to die by lethal injection. Nance claims his deteriorated veins and prolonged exposure to back pain medication mean the state’s lethal injection procedure won’t work as intended. In comparison, death by firing squad would be “both swift and virtually painless,” he said in case filings.

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