Appeals court won't review denial of firing squad request by Kate Brumback, The Associated Press Posted Apr 21, 2021 11:23 am EDT Last Updated Apr 21, 2021 at 11:28 am EDT ATLANTA — A federal appeals court has declined to reconsider its earlier ruling that rejected the request by a man on Georgia’s death row to die by firing squad rather than by the injection of a sedative. Lawyers for Michael Wade Nance argued that his veins are severely compromised and that the execution method Georgia uses — injection of pentobarbital — could cause him excruciating pain in violation of his constitutional rights. They suggested instead that the state execute Nance by firing squad.