In What Year Did the First Execution by Lethal Injection Take Place in AMerica?

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The first execution by lethal injection in America took place in the year 1982. This took place in the state of Texas on December 7, 1982, when they first used the method as a form of capital punishment for the execution of Charles Brooks Jr. The total number of executions that have taken place by Lethal injection as at 28th of September 2011, in the USA was 1, 094.
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