SC governor can decide whether to grant death row inmate clemency, judge decides
- Posted on October 22, 2024
- By Yahoo News
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SC governor can decide whether to grant death row inmate clemency, judge decides
COLUMBIA — 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 […]