南卡罗来纳州最高法院驳回了Mikal Mahdi的终审上诉, South Carolina's top court denied Mikal Mahdi's final appeal, setting him for execution on April 11.

南卡罗来纳州最高法院驳回了Mikal Mahdi的最后上诉, Mikal Mahdi于4月11日因杀害一名下班警官而被行刑队处决。 South Carolina's highest court has denied the final appeal of Mikal Mahdi, who is set for execution by firing squad on April 11 for killing an off-duty police officer. Mahdi的律师辩称,他最初的辩护不充分,但法院认定这些论点以前已经解决。 Mahdi's lawyers argued his original defense was inadequate, but the court found these points previously addressed. 马赫迪仍然可以寻求州长亨利·麦克马斯特的宽恕,尽管自1976年以来,南卡罗来纳州州长没有在47次处决中给予过赦免。 Mahdi can still seek clemency from Governor Henry McMaster, though no South Carolina governor has granted it in 47 executions since 1976. 这是州内不到八个月的第五次处决 This is the fifth execution in less than eight months in the state.