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Re: Utah
State Abbreviation UT
State Name Utah
Death Penalty? Yes
Number of Executions Since 1976 6
Number of Executions before 1976 43
Current Death Row Population 10
Women on Death Row 0
Date Death Penalty Re-enacted 07-01-1973
1st Execution After Re-enactment 1977
Murder Rate (per 100,000) 1.8
Is Life Without Parole an Option? Yes
Can a defendant get death for a felony in which s/he was not responsible for the murder? No
Number of Innocent Persons Freed From Death Row 0
Number of Clemencies Granted 0
Region West
Method Authorizes firing squad if lethal injection is held unconstitutional. Inmates who selected execution by firing squad prior to May 3, 2004, may still be entitled to execution by that method.
How is the Sentence Determined? Jury
Location of Death Row(s) Draper
Clemency Process Panel appointed by the Governor has authority to grant clemency
State Name Utah
Death Penalty? Yes
Number of Executions Since 1976 6
Number of Executions before 1976 43
Current Death Row Population 10
Women on Death Row 0
Date Death Penalty Re-enacted 07-01-1973
1st Execution After Re-enactment 1977
Murder Rate (per 100,000) 1.8
Is Life Without Parole an Option? Yes
Can a defendant get death for a felony in which s/he was not responsible for the murder? No
Number of Innocent Persons Freed From Death Row 0
Number of Clemencies Granted 0
Region West
Method Authorizes firing squad if lethal injection is held unconstitutional. Inmates who selected execution by firing squad prior to May 3, 2004, may still be entitled to execution by that method.
How is the Sentence Determined? Jury
Location of Death Row(s) Draper
Clemency Process Panel appointed by the Governor has authority to grant clemency
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