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Death row inmate is competent for execution, SC Supreme Court says

States Newsroom · November 5, 2026

COLUMBIA — A death row inmate convicted of raping and killing his neighbor is competent for execution, the South Carolina Supreme Court decided this week. The high court also turned down a rehearing request for inmate Steven Bixby, who the court already decided was competent. Gary Terry, 58, was convicted in 1997 of…

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Death row inmate is competent for execution, SC Supreme Court says

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