South Carolina Death Row Inmate Fights Execution, Citing Brain Damage from Mother’s Drug and Alcohol Use

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South Carolina Death Row Inmate Fights Execution, Citing Brain Damage from Mother’s Drug and Alcohol Use

1 sourceUpdated Nov 7, 2025

Lawyers for a South Carolina death row inmate are asking the state Supreme Court to halt his execution, arguing that the judge who sentenced him never considered the extent of his brain damage caused by his mother’s…

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