Condemned inmate Richard Moore wants someone other than South Carolina’s governor to decide clemency

Condemned inmate Richard Moore wants someone other than South Carolina’s governor to decide clemency

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina inmate scheduled to be executed in just over three weeks is asking a federal judge to take away the power of granting clemency from the governor who is a former state attorney general and place it with a parole board. The South Carolina constitution gives the governor the … Read more