The US Supreme Court has declined to halt the execution of a Black inmate in South Carolina, scheduled for Friday evening. Richard Moore, 59, is set to receive a lethal injection at 6 p.m. Moore's case has drawn attention due to his claims of racial bias in jury selection.
Moore was convicted of killing a White convenience store clerk during a robbery in 1999. His defense attorneys argue that prosecutors unjustly excluded Black individuals from the all-White jury that convicted him. Despite pleas for clemency from over 20 individuals, including jurors and a former prison system director, Governor Henry McMaster has yet to announce his decision.
