South Carolina Supreme Court denies requests to delay Freddie Owens' execution
The Greenville man convicted in 1999 of murder, armed robbery, and criminal conspiracy, is scheduled to die by lethal ...
McMaster should spare Owens from the death penalty; here's why
Letter writer urges Gov. Henry McMaster to spare the life of inmate Freddie Owens, whose execution is schedule on Sept. 20.
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South Carolina prosecutors plan to seek death penalty in trial of man accused of killing 5
SOUTH CAROLINA (AP) — South Carolina prosecutors will seek the death penalty against a man arrested nearly two years ago and accused of fatally shooting five people. The 7th Circuit ...
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South Carolina justices refuse to stop state's first execution in 13 years
Earlier Thursday, opponents of the death penalty gathered outside McMaster's office to urge him to become the first South Carolina governor since the death penalty was restarted in the U.S ...
Halt death penalty execution, civil rights groups asks Gov. McMaster with a week to go
The governor has authority to grant clemency, but it's a power that has not been exercised in SC since the U.S. resumed ...
SC governors may intervene in death penalty cases. Have any of them done so?
Six South Carolina governors stood as the last word on whether a death sentence should be carried out. Two Democrats. Four Republicans. Each said the courts had spoken. Follow the law. No clemency.
As another U.S. state closes its execution chamber, Trump muses about expanding use of death penalty
Washington state is closing its death chamber this week, but South Carolina is scheduled to carry out its first execution ...
Death-penalty opponents push clemency for S.C. prisoner
Some are now urging South Caroilina's highest leader to stop the execution of convicted murderer Freddie Owens from happening ...