James Terry Roach

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James Terry Roach (c. 1960 – January 10, 1986) was the second person to be executed by the state of South Carolina following the 1976 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court reauthorizing the use of capital punishment by the states. He was electrocuted on January 10, 1986, nearly a year to the day following the electrocution of his accomplice, Joseph Carl Shaw on January 11, 1985, at the Central Correctional Institution in Columbia. He was executed at the age of 25 for a crime committed when he was 17 years old.

[edit] See also

• List of individuals executed in South Carolina
• List of juvenile offenders executed in the United States
• Capital punishment in the United States

[edit] Sources

• U.S. Executions Since 1976. The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney. Retrieved on 2007-11-12.
• Court Clears Execution Of South Carolina Man. The New York Times (1986-01-10). Retrieved on 2007-11-12.