Richard Moore, a death row inmate in South Carolina, is scheduled to breathe his last on November 1, 2024. While he may never overturn the ruling, he has been given a list to choose from. This list includes three death methods and the inmate must choose. According to Fox News, if Moore fails to select any of these three — death firing squad, electric chair, and lethal injection, he will get the chair. Moore was sentenced to death as a 35-year-old man.
Death Row Inmate in South Carolina to Choose Execution Method
Moore was convicted in 2001 for a crime he committed in 1999. Reportedly, the prisoner was found guilty of killing James Mahoney. The victim worked at a convenience store. Moore’s charges included murder, aggravated assault with intent to kill, armed robbery, and a violation involving a weapon.
So far, authorities have assured Moore that the state’s chair is functional. In a letter to him, they specified that the electric chair created over a hundred years ago had been recently tested. While death seems like the only way for the inmate, he is hopeful. The prisoner intends to reach out to the state’s governor, Henry McMaster. He will be asking for clemency with the willingness to serve a life sentence without eligibility for parole. Amid the hope, clemency might be far-reaching as he is to choose on or before October 18.
Sources say that South Carolina’s death row inmates haven’t been granted clemency. If the governor pulls through for Moore, it will be groundbreaking history. Following confirmation of the electric chair, the South Carolina Corrections Director claimed that the firing squad wouldn’t be a problem. According to Bryan Stirling, three volunteers have been trained to aim correctly.
Meanwhile, as for the lethal injection, the state has switched from mixing three drugs to using only one. This drug known as sedative pentobarbital is potent enough to eliminate its victims. Since 1976 when the state adopted the death penalty, South Carolina has put 44 death row inmates to death. But the state took a break for thirteen years. Just last month Freddie Owens became the first death row inmate to be executed after the break. As it stands, Moore may take second place.
#Clique, what are your thoughts on Richard Moore’s case?
