South Carolina Inmate Selects Lethal Injection Execution

Richard Moore, a condemned inmate in South Carolina, has chosen lethal injection as his execution method, scheduled for November 1. This decision follows a 13-year pause in executions in the state, which resumed last month with the execution of Freddie Owens. Moore, who was convicted of murdering store clerk James Mahoney during a robbery in 1999, is appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing that his all-white jury and the lack of African Americans in his trial reflect racial discrimination. His attorneys contend that he was unarmed during the robbery, raising questions about the appropriateness of the death penalty for his crime. Activists, including Amnesty International, are advocating for clemency, emphasizing the lack of premeditation in Moore's actions. If executed, Moore would be the first person in South Carolina to be put to death who was initially unarmed during the incident.