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Sen. Urquhart wants to abolish Utah's 'broken' death penalty

Public opinion • Tribune/Hinckley Institute poll shows broad support for capital punishment in Utah.

Trent Nelson  |  The Salt Lake Tribune
Draper - The execution chamber at the Utah State Prison after Ronnie Lee Gardner was executed by firing squad Friday, June 18, 2010. Four bullet holes are visible in the wood panel behind the chair. Gardner was convicted of aggravated murder, a capital felony, in 1985.

Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune
Draper - The execution chamber at the Utah State Prison after Ronnie Lee Gardner was executed by firing squad Friday, June 18, 2010. Four bullet holes are visible in the wood panel behind the chair. Gardner was convicted of aggravated murder, a capital felony, in 1985.