Judge rules only the governor can grant clemency to a South Carolina death row inmate
A federal judge has rejected the request of a South Carolina man scheduled for execution next week to remove the governor's power to grant clemency and allow someone else to consider his case.
McMaster has authority to decide clemency in death row case of Richard Moore, court rules
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has the authority to grant or deny condemned inmate Richard Moore's clemency application, a federal court judge has ruled.
SC governor said he wouldn’t pardon a death row inmate. Judge say it’s still his decision
Richard Moore is sentenced to die by lethal injection on Nov. 1 inside the state death chamber in Columbia, South Carolina
Federal judge denies SC death row inmate’s request for parole board to review clemency
A federal judge has denied South Carolina death row inmate Richard Moore’s request to have the state’s parole board review his clemency application instead of the governor.
SC death row inmate Richard Moore chooses lethal injection for upcoming execution
Richard Moore, a condemned prisoner from Spartanburg, has chosen to die by lethal injection. He will be South Carolina's second inmate to be executed in 2024.
Condemned inmate Richard Moore wants someone other than South Carolina’s governor to decide clemency
A South Carolina inmate scheduled to be executed in just over three weeks is asking a federal judge to take away the power of granting clemency from the governor and place it with a parole board.
SC governor can decide whether to grant death row inmate clemency, judge decides
Gov. Henry McMaster can decide whether to grant clemency in the state’s upcoming execution, a federal judge decided. Ahead of Richard Moore’s execution, scheduled for Nov. 1, his attorneys argued that McMaster could not make a fair decision on whether to commute Moore’s sentence to life in prison — a last resort for
‘He’s not a monster.’ Son of South Carolina man set to be executed asks for clemency
Addiction to crack cocaine led to the fatal armed robbery that saw Richard Moore sentenced to death, say his son and lawyers.
Judge orders ex-Nexus exec to remain in federal custody as tax fraud trial looms
Richard Moore, a former Nexus Services Inc. executive, remains behind bars following a federal bond revocation hearing in ...
Death row inmate Richard Moore has just days to make chilling choice of HOW he’ll die – and firing squad is an option
A DEATH row inmate set to be executed in just weeks has been asked to make a chilling choice of how he would like to die.
The son of a South Carolina inmate urges the governor to save his father from execution
The son of a South Carolina inmate is asking the governor to save his father from execution. Inmate Richard Moore is scheduled to receive a lethal injection Nov. 1 for the 1999 killing of a ...
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Federal judge is skeptical about taking away South Carolina governor's clemency power
Richard Moore's lawyers said Gov. Henry McMaster can't fairly decide whether to reduce his death sentence to life in ...
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Attorney for death row inmate Richard Moore says his case highlights racial disparity in capital punishment
Richard Moore is scheduled for execution in South Carolina in a little over 2 weeks. An attorney says Moore's case highlights racial disparity in capital punishment.
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GMC Monday Headlines: Richard Moore chooses execution method & Sumter teen wanted for murder
Condemned inmate Richard Moore chooses his execution method for next month & Sumter teen wanted for a murder this month Categories: ABC Columbia News Update (First Row) ...
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Richard Moore Outdoor Report: Butterflies in the RGV
If you want to see a Red-bordered Pixie, brilliant Blue Metalmark or the Mexican bluewing, the Rio Grande Valley is the place ...