South Carolina's high court has scheduled the execution of a man who killed a store clerk 25 years ago for November 1st. Richard Moore, a Black man, was convicted of fatally shooting James Mahoney during a robbery at Nikki’s Speedy Mart in Spartanburg County in September 1999. Moore is the only individual on South Carolina's death row to have been convicted by an all-white jury.
After a 13-year hiatus, South Carolina has resumed capital punishment, with plans for six executions in six months. The state faced challenges in obtaining lethal injection drugs due to pharmaceutical companies' concerns about disclosing their involvement. However, a new law allowing the secrecy of drug suppliers and a recent court ruling have paved the way for executions to resume.
