Opinion ID: 1134803
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Heading: Issue 13: Is Execution by Hanging Cruel and Unusual Punishment?

Text: Although Pirtle contends death by hanging constitutes cruel and unusual punishment, this argument has been rejected by this court. State v. Frampton, 95 Wash.2d 469, 512-14, 627 P.2d 922 (1981) (Stafford, J., concurring in part, dissenting in part); Lord, 123 Wash.2d at 325-26, 868 P.2d 835. And, most recently, and thoroughly, in In re Personal Restraint of Benn, 134 Wash.2d 868, 952 P.2d 116 (1998). The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has done the same. Campbell v. Wood, 18 F.3d 662, 674-75 (9th Cir. 1994). As no new arguments have been presented, we will not revisit this issue in this opinion.