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Two New Va. Death Row Candidates Face Electric Chair
In Virginia, Michael M. Smith 31 and Alton Waye 22 join nine Death Row cells as state prepares for executions. Smith’s rape murder case awaits Virginia Supreme Court review. Waye’s case heads to automatic appeal. Details rond the electric chair setup, witnesses, and procedures reveal a grim modernization of capital punishment since 1962.
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Richmond
Virginia Penitentiary
Virginia
Michael M. Smith
Alton Waye
Penitentiary
Smith
Williamsburg
Virginia Supreme Court
Waye
Lunenburg County
Department of Corrections
Virginia Electric & Power Co
Vepco
Northside Electric Co
Carroll Garland
State Supreme Court