death row who wants to be killed by a firing squad instead of a lethal injection has seen his final request refused by the US Supreme Court.Ernest Johnson was convicted for the brutal murders of three shop workers whilst robbing a store in Missouri, in 1994.The killer says he doesn’t want lethal injection because it could cause him to have painful seizures.This is because the drug used in the execution, pentobarbital, could clash with a benign tumour he has on his brain, LADbible reports.Officials who turned down Johnson’s request said it was because of procedural issues.The convict wanted to be executed with nitrogen gas at first, with the Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit allowing it.But in a different case in 2019, the Supreme Court.
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