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

Attorneys for another inmate at the end of his appeals asked for a pause in issuing death warrants for the winter holidays.

By: Skylar Laird

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: November 5, 2026

Words: 677

Last Updated: 4 days, 1 hour ago

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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 raping and killing Urai Jackson in her West Columbia home two years yearlier. He ran out of ordinary appeals in his case …

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