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Each state has its own guidelines for carrying out the death penalty. Not all death penalties are carried out at dawn. However, some states schedule them at dawn, or at a minute past midnight because they want maximum time to be able to carry out the sentence in case of unexpected delays, and once the day appointed for execution ends, then the state must pursue a new death warrant; which can take months or even years working its way through the courts.

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