Summary

FLORIDA'S STATE PRISON SYSTEM WILL BE TESTING THE ELECTRIC CHAIR TODAY ON ORDERS FROM GOV BOB MARTINEZ ELECTRIC EXPERTS WILL JOIN LAWYERS AND JOURNALISTS THIS AFTERNOON TO OBSERVE THE TESTING THREE FLORIDA EXECUTIONS HAVE BEEN PUT ON HOLD BECAUSE OF QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THE CHAIR IS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY DEFENSE ATTORNEYS SAY THEIR CLIENTS COULD SUFFER CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT IF THE CHAIR MALFUNCTIONS AS IT DID IN EARLY MAY FLAMES SHOT OUT FROM THE HEADPIECE DURING THE EXECUTION OF JESSE TAFERO PRISON OFFICIALS SAY IT WAS DUE TO A FAULTY SPONGE THE STATE SAYS IT NOW HAS THE PROBLEM FIXED

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 112430
Story Slug ELECTRIC CHAIR TESTING
Location STARKE, FLORIDA
Format VO/NAT
Date 07/22/1990
Archive Time 7:56
TRT 2:00
Supers STARKE, FLA
Video Description LOOKING AT DEVICES THAT GO WITH ELECTRIC CHAIR--TUBES, HIGH VOLTAGE REGULATOR, TEST EQUIPMENT
Description FLORIDA'S STATE PRISON SYSTEM WILL BE TESTING THE ELECTRIC CHAIR TODAY ON ORDERS FROM GOV BOB MARTINEZ ELECTRIC EXPERTS WILL JOIN LAWYERS AND JOURNALISTS THIS AFTERNOON TO OBSERVE THE TESTING THREE FLORIDA EXECUTIONS HAVE BEEN PUT ON HOLD BECAUSE OF QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THE CHAIR IS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY DEFENSE ATTORNEYS SAY THEIR CLIENTS COULD SUFFER CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT IF THE CHAIR MALFUNCTIONS AS IT DID IN EARLY MAY FLAMES SHOT OUT FROM THE HEADPIECE DURING THE EXECUTION OF JESSE TAFERO PRISON OFFICIALS SAY IT WAS DUE TO A FAULTY SPONGE THE STATE SAYS IT NOW HAS THE PROBLEM FIXED
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