Executions resumed on January 17, 1977, when Gary Gilmore went before a firing squad in Utah. But the pace was quite slow due to the use of litigation tactics which involved filing repeated writs of habeas corpus, which succeeded for many in delaying their actual execution for many years. Although hundreds of individuals were sentenced to death in the United States during the 1970s and early 1980s, only ten people besides Gilmore (who had waived all of his appeal rights) were actually executed prior to 1984. COUNT 4
QSN1 Who was executed on January 17, 1977? ANS1 Gary Gilmore QSN2 By what method was Gary Gilmore executed? ANS2 firing squad QSN3 Aside from Gary Gilmore, how many people were executed in the United States between January 17, 1977 and 1984? ANS3 ten QSN4 What tactic did inmates on death row use to delay their executions? ANS4 filing repeated writs of habeas corpus