In a significant development for South Carolina's death penalty protocol, lawyer Emily Paavola has decided on lethal injection for Freddie Owens, the first inmate to be executed there since 2011. This decision stems from Owens' refusal to select between execution methods, rooted in his belief that choosing would equate to suicide, contradicting his Muslim faith. Paavola stated, 'I have known Mr. Owens for 15 years... I made the best decision I felt I could make on his behalf.'
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