▁of ▁NAS C AR ▁champion ▁Jeff ▁Gordon . ▁ ▁Public ▁reaction ▁Although ▁Par s ons ▁requested ▁that ▁no ▁one ▁protest ▁his ▁death , ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁Libert ies ▁Union ▁of ▁Ut ah ▁planned ▁to ▁organ ize ▁a ▁cand le light ▁vig il ▁in ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁execution . ▁A ▁group ▁of ▁around ▁ 5 0 ▁people ▁gathered ▁outside ▁the ▁prison , ▁mostly ▁criminal ▁justice ▁students ▁from ▁We ber ▁State ▁University . ▁ ▁Un like ▁the ▁previous ▁execution ▁of ▁John ▁Albert ▁Taylor ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁( or ▁Ron nie ▁Lee ▁Gard ner ▁that ▁would ▁follow ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ), ▁Par s ons ' ▁execution ▁attract ed ▁little ▁media ▁attention , ▁with ▁represent atives ▁from ▁only ▁ 1 2 ▁news ▁organizations . ▁Sp ok esp erson ▁Jack ▁Ford ▁called ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁interest ▁virt ually ▁" none x istent ". ▁Deput y ▁att orney ▁general ▁Re ed ▁Rich ards ▁pres umed ▁that ▁the ▁media ▁a path y ▁was ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁Par s ons ' ▁choice ▁of ▁le th al ▁injection , ▁which ▁was ▁more ▁broad ly ▁adopted ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁than ▁execution ▁by ▁firing ▁squad , ▁which ▁was ▁unique ▁to ▁Ut ah . ▁Par s ons ' ▁court - app oint ed ▁att orney ▁Greg ▁Sand ers ▁said ▁that ▁his ▁client ▁called ▁himself ▁" U t ah ' s ▁forgotten ▁in mate ". ▁Ernest ' s ▁wid ow ▁B ever ley , ▁who ▁attended ▁the ▁execution , ▁said ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁grateful ▁for ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁media