Death Row Inmate Richard Moore Faces Execution Options

Richard Moore, a 59-year-old death row inmate in South Carolina, faces a crucial decision regarding his execution method, with options including a firing squad, lethal injection, or the electric chair. He has until October 18 to make his choice, or he will be executed by electrocution on November 1. Moore was convicted for the 1999 murder of store clerk James Mahoney during a botched robbery attempt. Notably, he is appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court to halt his execution, and he is the only inmate on South Carolina's death row convicted by an all-white jury. The state recently reinstated lethal injections using the sedative pentobarbital after a 13-year gap, while the electric chair was tested and confirmed operational. Moore intends to seek clemency from Governor Henry McMaster, although no governor in South Carolina has ever granted clemency in a death penalty case.