Executed
Richard Moore
Richard Moore was executed by the State of South Carolina on November 1, 2024. His clemency petition was supported by a former prosecutor and a former state corrections director, who argued that his case would not have led to a death sentence in most counties in the state. A justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court said she did not believe the sentence was legal.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. A former prosecutor and a former state corrections director who supported his clemency petition argued his case would not have been considered for the death penalty in most South Carolina counties, and a state Supreme Court justice said she did not believe the sentence was legal.