Ronnie Lee Gardner
Death warrant requested for killer Ronnie Lee Gardner
SALT LAKE CITY - Utah is one step closer to its first death row execution in 11 years.
An application for a death warrant has been filed by the Utah Attorney General's Office asking a state judge to order the execution of death row inmate Ronnie Lee Gardner. Ref. Source 9
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Judge signs execution warrant; Gardner requests firing squad
SALT LAKE CITY - A judge signed an execution warrant Friday for Ronnie Lee Gardner, ordering that he be put to death on June 18.
"I would like the firing squad please," Gardner told 3rd District Judge Robin Reese. Reese heard last-minute arguments by defense attorneys hoping to convince him to change the sentence to... Ref. Source 4
Ronnie Lee Gardner's commutation plea denied
SALTLAKE CITY - The Board of Pardons on Monday, denied Ronnie Lee Gardner's petition for commutation. He has been ordered to death by firing squad Friday, a sentence that stands following this final decision by the board. Gardner makes no claim of innocence and admits that he is guilty of each of the crimes of which he has... Ref. Source 5