Condemned SC man’s case about ‘appropriate punishment’ as he awaits ‘inhumane’ firing squad execution: lawyer

FoxNewsFlashtopheadlinesarehere.Checkoutwhat’sclickingonFoxnews.com. EXCLUSIVE:AsaSouthCarolinamanondeathrowpreparestobeputtodeathbyfiringsquad,hislawyerarguesthatthecaseisamatterof“appropriatepunishment”ratherthanguiltasheseekstostophisclient’sexecution. MikalMahdi,42,issettobeexecutedonFridayat6p.m.ataprisoninColumbiaafterpleadingguiltytothe2004killingofanoff-dutypoliceofficer. InaninterviewwithFoxNewsDigital,Mahdi’slawyer,DavidWeiss,saidhisclient’scaseraisesquestionsabout“appropriatepunishment”giventheinmate’slifestrugglesandgrowthasapersonintheyearssincethecrimewascommitted. “It’saquestionofwhat’stheappropriatepunishment,giventhelifeexperiencesoftheperson,everythingtheywentthroughandthereasonswhythingsendedupastheydid,withreallytragiccrimesbeingcommitted,”Weisssaid.“But