TECUMSEH, Nebraska (AP) -- For more than 10 years, John Lotter has faced death in Nebraska's electric chair for the grisly 1993 triple murder that spawned the movie "Boys Don't Cry."

John Lotter leaves court after receiving a death sentence in a case made famous by the film "Boys Don't Cry."





But the state Supreme Court made that sentence uncertain for Lotter and the nine other men on death row in its February ruling that electrocution -- Nebraska's only means of execution -- is cruel and unusual punishment.
Lawyers involved in those death-row cases are now asking if an inmate who is sentenced to die in the electric chair can be executed by another means.

FULL STORY HERE
'Boys Don't Cry' killer in death row dilemma - CNN.com

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some interesting posts and comments about this case on the following link

://legalpublication.blogspot.com/2008/07/electric-chair-to-cruel-of-punishment.html

Will be looking out for the dvd if it is released yet.

May I ask something? I red somewhere that there is despite the needle and
electrocution also very seldom hanging in the USA which I found unbelieve-
able. I actually want to know though wether a prisoner can choose between
electrocution and the needle or does the judge decide this ?

.... I mean besides Alaska, how about the other counties ?

There is a dilema in one state but can't quote links and read it briefly today but in one state some inmates were sentenced to death when the electric chair was still in use.

Since than they use the lethal infection but law says they should be executed with the method they were sentenced to death.

This is clearly hard to do as the chair does not exist which gives these inmates a huge reason to appeal.

I will research further where I read this today and post the link up.

i heared that the electric chair is not being used anymore exept in texas

TEXAS has replaced the electric chair with lethal injection which is used rather frequently.

please take a look at this site it tells a lot about usa methods of execution.


Methods of Execution | Death Penalty Information Center

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be nice to the people on your way up,because you will meet them again on your way down

ok thank you!