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- FEBRUARY 23, 2004South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
A Union County jury decided that Wesley Shafer, sent...
A Union County jury decided that Wesley Shafer, sent to death row in 1998 for killing a convenience store clerk, will now serve the rest of his life in prison
- DECEMBER 17, 2003South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
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- OCTOBER 22, 2003South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
In Beaufort, a jury sentenced Abdiyyah ben Alkebulanyahh...
In Beaufort, a jury sentenced Abdiyyah ben Alkebulanyahh to death
- OCTOBER 16, 2003South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
In Spartanburg, former death row inmate Johnny "Babe" Ray Jr
In Spartanburg, former death row inmate Johnny "Babe" Ray Jr
- OCTOBER 5, 2003South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Angel Joe Pierre Vasquez, 24, was convicted Wednesday...
Angel Joe Pierre Vasquez, 24, was convicted Wednesday by the same jury of 2 counts of murder, 4 counts of kidnapping and 1 count each of armed robbery and conspiracy in the March 2002 shooting deaths of Kuma Walker, 19, and Joseph J
- JULY 17, 2003South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Willie Hicks, 38, was freed from South Carolina's death row
Willie Hicks, 38, was freed from South Carolina's death row
- MAY 20, 2003South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
A Berkeley County jury sentenced Jesse W
A Berkeley County jury sentenced Jesse W
- MAY 12, 2003South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
In Columbia, the state Supreme Court has ordered a...
In Columbia, the state Supreme Court has ordered a new trial for a man sentenced to death after he was convicted of fatally beating and shooting a police officer 3 years ago
- FEBRUARY 18, 2003South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
In Columbia, the House Judiciary Committee approved...
In Columbia, the House Judiciary Committee approved a bill banning executions of the mentally retarded
- FEBRUARY 18, 2003South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
The state Supreme Court has ordered a new sentencing...
The state Supreme Court has ordered a new sentencing hearing for Jeffery Haselden, who was sentenced to die for killing his 2-year-old son, Joshua
- NOVEMBER 3, 2000South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
Kevin Dean Young, 32, black, was executed by lethal...
Kevin Dean Young, 32, black, was executed by lethal injection
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2000South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
A July poll of Carolinians by the Charlotte Observer-MBTV...
A July poll of Carolinians by the Charlotte Observer-MBTV News Carolinas Poll found: only 45% preferred the death penalty as the appropriate penalty for those convicted of murder; 62% said they favoured a moratorium of executions until it is determined th