Exclusive: Rock Hill’s James “Jimmy” Robertson has spent 26 years on South Carolina’s death row after he was convicted in 1999 of killing his parents.

The letter states: “Please excuse the informality of this letter. I have asked my attorney, Emily Paavola, to withdraw the federal habeas petition filed on my behalf. She has stated she will not do it ...

Rock Hill’s James “Jimmy” Robertson has already asked a judge to drop his appeal and fire his lawyers, even if it means he will be executed after he was convicted 26 years ago of killing his ...