David Lawson, NC, 1994 June 15

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June 15, 1994,
LAWSON, David

White, 38, agphyxiated N. C. State Prison on June 15,
1994, after refusing to make choice between gas and
lethal injection, saying that to do so wouldtbe to
sanction his execution; Murdered Wayne Shinn during a
1980 burglary of ‘hinn's Concord home; Strong effort
made by Lawson & TV talk show host Phil Donahue to allow
Donahue to tape and show on TV

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June 15, 1994,
LAWSON, David
White, 38, asphyxiated N. C. State Prison on June Abs
1994, after refusing to make choice between gas and
lethal injection, saying that to do so woulttbe to
sanction his execution; Murdered Wayne Shinn during a
1980 burglary of ‘hinn's Concord home; Strong effort
made by Lawson & TV talk show host Phil Donahue to allow
Donahue to tape and show on TV

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White, 38, agphyxiated N. C. State Prison on June 15,
1994, after refusing to make choice between gas and
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