South Carolina death row inmate seeks to volunteer to die after friends are executed
- A South Carolina inmate, Robertson, wishes to represent himself, which could lead to his execution in weeks or months.
- Robertson, 51, has been on death row since 1999 for killing both his parents.
- He expressed readiness to represent himself, believing he received a better outcome with a death sentence than life in prison without parole.
- The prosecutor who sentenced Robertson understands why some inmates choose to stop fighting their sentences.
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A Death Sentence in the U.S. Is Offered Voluntarily to Be Executed After He Left No Friends in Prison
After his best friend and four others sentenced to death were executed in less than a year, a South Carolina prisoner wanted to become his own lawyer, which would probably mean his own execution could take place in...
Rock Hill man on death row since 1999 seeks to expedite his execution
After his best friend and four other fellow death row inmates have been put to death in less than a year, a South Carolina inmate wants to become his own attorney which would likely mean his own execution in weeks or months.


Death row inmate seeks to volunteer to die after seeing friends executed
The inmate appears to want to die himself after his best friend was executed in January

South Carolina death row inmate seeks to volunteer to die after friends are executed
After his best friend and four other fellow death row inmates have been put to death in less than a year, a South Carolina inmate wants to become his own attorney which would likely mean his own execution in weeks or months.
South Carolina Death Row Inmate Asks to Die After Friends Are Executed: ‘That’s His Choice'
While most people want to avoid death at all costs, James Robertson has a very different take. This South Carolina death row inmate actually wants to meet the grim reaper early. It all started when his close friend and several other inmates received their death sentences. That event left Robertson feeling alone and gave him a sudden realization. This isn’t the first time he’s wanted to just get it over with. Back in 2000, he had the same wish, b…
SC death row inmate from Rock Hill wants to volunteer to die after friends are executed - WCCB Charlotte's CW
COLUMBIA, SC – After his best friend and four other of his fellow death row inmates have been put to death in less than a year, a South Carolina inmate wants to become his own attorney which would likely mean his own execution in weeks or months. A federal judge has ordered a 45-day delay in James Robertson’s request to have a different lawyer talk to him and make sure he really wants to fire his own attorneys and deal with the likely lethal con…
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