The race is on to halt the execution of a South Carolina death row inmate just days before he is scheduled to die. The race is on to end the execution of a South Carolina death row inmate, Richard Moore, 59, just days before he is sentenced to die through means of lethal injection A clemency petition was filed on …
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina inmate set to die either by a firing squad or in the electric chair later this month is asking the state Supreme Court to halt his execution until judges can determine if either method is cruel and unusual punishment. Moore’s lawyers said judges need to review South Carolina’s new firing squad rules to see …
