Rock Hill’s James Robertson has been on South Carolina’s death row for the murder of his parents since 1999, and there has been a court-ordered federal halt to his execution in place since 2011. But ...

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 parents.

A federal judge has ordered a mental competency evaluation for a South Carolina death row inmate from Rock Hill who wants to drop his appeal and be executed, according to court documents and officials ...