Nevada Killer Seeks Execution by Firing Squad

A Nevada man sentenced to death for the 1999 shotgun murders of 4 is asking a judge to order the state to carry out his execution by a firing squad.  Ken Ritter of the Associated Press reports that attorneys representing murderer Zane Floyd are arguing that the three-drug protocol used in Nevada executions would amount to cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment.  Floyd is also asking that his execution, scheduled for the week of June 7, be delayed until June 22 to allow him to seek clemency from the State Pardons Board.  “This is not a delaying tactic,” said one of his defense attorneys.  Yeah right.