Overview

• The Utah Board of Pardons and Parole found no sufficient cause to commute Honie's death sentence.
• Honie's plea for clemency included arguments about his traumatic upbringing and substance abuse issues.
• The victim's family urged the board to proceed with the execution, citing the devastating impact of the crime.
• Honie's execution will be the first in Utah since 2010, amidst ongoing legal challenges to the execution protocol.
• Honie’s attorneys continue to challenge the state's execution plan, focusing on the combination of drugs to be used.