A South Carolina inmate, Richard Moore, has chosen to be executed by lethal injection for the killing of a store clerk in 1999. Moore, who is currently appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court to halt his execution, was given the option to choose his method of execution, with the deadline set for Friday. The state law mandated that if no decision was made by then, Moore would be electrocuted.
Moore, aged 59, was convicted for the murder of clerk James Mahoney during a robbery attempt in Spartanburg County. The incident involved a shootout where Moore, unarmed initially, took one of the clerk's guns and exchanged fire. Prosecutors found Moore's blood on Mahoney's body, indicating his involvement in the crime.
