South Carolina inmate's final appeal denied ahead of scheduled execution
TL;DR
Stephen Bryant, convicted of multiple murders and taunting police with blood messages, is set to be executed by firing squad in South Carolina after his final appeal was rejected, despite claims of brain damage from fetal alcohol syndrome. The courts upheld his sentence, and he is scheduled for execution at 6 p.m. ET, marking the third firing squad execution in the state this year.
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- Killer who wrote message in victim's blood set to die by firing squad after final appeal rejected CBS News
- South Carolina court rejects final death row appeal focused on brain damage from mother's drinking NBC News
- Lawyers for Stephen Bryant make final appeal over brain damage to stop South Carolina execution AP News
- Commentary: SC needs better mental health support, death penalty alternatives Post and Courier
- SC Supreme Court turns down inmate’s final appeal as execution nears SC Daily Gazette
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