South Carolina
As his execution date looms, South Carolina man appeals to the governor for mercy
Richard Moore, who is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection Friday in South Carolina for the fatal shooting of a convenience store clerk in 1999, has one final chance to have his life spared.
Two jurors who condemned Moore to death in 2001 also have sent letters asking McMaster to change his sentence to life without parole. They are joined by a former state prison director, Moore’s trial judge, his son and daughter, a half-dozen childhood... [5000 chars]