State & Federal Utah (Death Penalty Information)

Timeline 1973 — The death penal­ty is rein­stat­ed in Utah fol­low­ing Furman v. Georgia. 1977 — Utah exe­cutes Gary Gilmore and becomes the first state to resume exe­cu­tions after cap­i­tal pun­ish­ment was rein­stat­ed in the United States in 1976. 2003 — The Utah Legislatures unan­i­mous­ly approves a bill that pro­hibits the exe­cu­tion of those with intellectual disabilities. 2007 — Utah pass­es a bill mak­ing the mur­der of a child under 14, a death-eligible offense. 2010 — Utah exe­cut­ed Ronnie Gardner by firing squad. 2021 — Four Utah dis­trict attor­neys urge the state leg­is­la­ture and Governor Spencer Cox to enact leg­is­la­tion...