(KGET) — Attorneys met Tuesday for a brief hearing on the penalty phase retrial of David Keith Rogers — a former ... in favor of him being sentenced to death. The only alternative is life ...

Friday's execution was the first by firing squad in modern South Carolina history and only the fourth in the U.S. since 1977.

If Sigmon's execution moves forward, he will become the first inmate in South Carolina executed by firing squad in modern history and the fourth in the U.S. since 1977.

Three volunteer corrections staff members will point rifles at Sigmon's chest and fire live rounds as he sits strapped to a chair, a hood over his head.