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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Sam Levin

South Carolina executes Richard Moore despite objections from judge and jurors

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Richard Moore in an undated photo. Photograph: Courtesy of Richard Moore's legal team

South Carolina has executed a man on death row, despite widespread calls for his life to be spared, including from the judge who originally condemned him to death.

Richard Moore, 59, was killed by lethal injection on Friday evening, minutes after the state’s Republican governor, Henry McMaster, announced he would not be granting him clemency.

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