Word: executioner
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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When Missouri put George ("Tiny") Mercer to death in January 1989, a law clerk to Chief Justice William Rehnquist told his Supreme Court colleagues it was time to allow more executions. "In case anyone hadn't noticed, we had a successful execution last night," Robert Giuffra exhorted. "We need to...
And there were no regrets from the state of Florida, either. The use of the electric chair as an execution tool was decried last year after a spate of fires prompted a ?cruel and unusual punishment? investigation. But with three inmates going to the chair in the last eight days...
Basil led the new triangle offense through some early bumps to its near-flawless execution against Stanford. Seanor added some offense to her already solid defense, and finished the season as Harvard's leader in assists.
Even Beachy's game-saving dig--one of eight he collected on the night--only stayed the execution, as Chiefs sophomore outside hitter Charlie Haer buried the Crimson on Springfield's third game point for the 16-14 win.
It was partly because the awkward execution smelled of sexism. Three men--the two coaches and the commissioner--bent rules to make an injured girl's dream come true. In essence they said this isn't real sports so we don't have to play by the real rules. It...