Arizona is a veteran when it comes to the death penalty, with the first execution dating back to 1865, which was 140 years ago! The typical death penalty was by hanging, but in 1934 the first death penalty from gas chamber occurred in Arizona. 108 executions were carried out until in 1972, the US Supreme Court ruled against it. But in 1973, Arizona passed a law that allowed it. 19 years later, Arizona ruled lethal injection as the prime death penalty.
Fun Facts
+In 2015, Arizona tried to import illegal injection drugs from India, but they were confiscated at the Phoenix Airport.
+Dolores Moore is the first ever execution recorded in Arizona death penalty records.
+Walter LaGrand, a German citizen, was gassed in Arizona. The International Court of Justice later finds out that LaGrand was not given his right to have his case be assisted by a German consulate, violating the Vienna Convention.
+Joseph Wood is executed with a special type of drug that takes Wood two hours to die.
+In 2015, Arizona tried to import illegal injection drugs from India, but they were confiscated at the Phoenix Airport.
+Dolores Moore is the first ever execution recorded in Arizona death penalty records.
+Walter LaGrand, a German citizen, was gassed in Arizona. The International Court of Justice later finds out that LaGrand was not given his right to have his case be assisted by a German consulate, violating the Vienna Convention.
+Joseph Wood is executed with a special type of drug that takes Wood two hours to die.
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