Entries tagged with “Henry McMaster”
Innocence
,Clemency
,Sep 20, 2024
Dismissing Codefendant’s Last-Minute Admission that Khalil Allah Was Not Present at the Crime Scene, South Carolina Supreme Court Clears Way for Today’s Execution
On September 19, 2024, attorneys for Khalil Allah, formerly known as Freddie Eugene Owens, filed an emergency motion for a stay of execution after receiving a signed affidavit from his codefendant in the 1997 shooting death of Irene Graves that Mr. Allah “was not present” during the crime. Just two days ahead of Mr. Allah’s scheduled execution, Steven Golden, who was also charged in Ms. Graves’ death, recanted his trial testimony and said that Mr. Allah “is not the person who shot Irene…
Executions
Upcoming Executions
,Lethal Injection
,Aug 26, 2024
South Carolina Supreme Court Sets First Execution Date in More Than 13 Years
On August 23, 2024, the South Carolina Department of Corrections announced that the state supreme court has set a September 20, 2024, execution date for Freddie Owens, which would be the first execution in South Carolina since 2011. Mr. Owens was convicted and sentenced to death in 1999 for the killing of a convenience store clerk in Greenville, South Carolina and he was later convicted in the murder of a cellmate. In a July 31st ruling, the South Carolina Supreme Court decided that the…
Executions
Lethal Injection
,Sep 21, 2023
South Carolina Ready to Resume Executions by Lethal Injection After Acquiring Drugs
On September 19th, 2023, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster and the South Carolina Department of Corrections issued a joint statement informing the public that the state is “now prepared” to carry out lethal injection executions, as they have retained the drug needed to do so. Gov. McMaster and Department of Corrections officials filed a brief with the South Carolina Supreme Court, notifying the courts of their procurement of pentobarbital, a sedative that can be lethal in high doses, and…