Patrick Lane Moody

Patrick Lane Moody

Murderer
1known / alleged victims
Case Facts
Gender
male
Country
USA
Location
Davidson County, North Carolina, USA
Date of birth
J uly 4, 1966
Age at first offence
28
Characteristics
attempt to collect insurance money
Victim profile
Donnie Robbins, 34 (his girlfriend's husband)
Method of murder
Shooting
Date(s) of murder
September 16, 1994
Years active
1994
Date of arrest
Next day
Status
Executed

Executed by lethal injection in North Carolina on March 17, 2006

Case Summary

Background

Patrick Lane Moody was an inmate with an execution date set by the North Carolina Department of Correction.

Timeline

  • 7/20/1995 — Patrick Lane Moody was sentenced to death in Davidson County Superior Court for the murder of Donnie Ray Robbins.
  • 3/9/1997 — The NC Supreme Court affirmed Moody's conviction and sentence of death.
  • 1/9/2006 — The U.S. Supreme Court denied Moody's petition for a writ of certiorari.
  • 1/25/2006 — Secretary Theodis Beck set Patrick Moody’s execution for March 17, 2006.
  • 3/17/2006 — Patrick Lane Moody was executed by lethal injection in North Carolina.

Investigation

Patrick Lane Moody was sentenced for the murder of Donnie Ray Robbins.

Trial

Patrick Lane Moody was sentenced to death in Davidson County Superior Court for the murder of Donnie Ray Robbins.

Sentencing

Moody was sentenced to death.

Appeals

The NC Supreme Court affirmed Moody's conviction and sentence of death on 3/9/1997. The U.S. Supreme Court denied Moody's petition for a writ of certiorari on 1/9/2006.

Outcome

Patrick Lane Moody was executed by lethal injection in North Carolina on March 17, 2006.

Aftermath

Secretary Theodis Beck set March 17, 2006, as the execution date for inmate Patrick L. Moody. The execution was scheduled for 2 a.m. at Central Prison in Raleigh. Moody was 39 years old. Central Prison Warden Marvin Polk planned to explain the execution procedures during a media tour scheduled for Monday, March 13 at 10:00 a.m. The media tour was scheduled to last approximately one hour. The media tour was described as the only opportunity to photograph the execution chamber and deathwatch area before the execution. Journalists planning to attend the tour were instructed to arrive at Central Prison’s visitor center promptly at 10:00 a.m. on the tour date and to contact the Department of Correction Public Affairs Office at (919) 716-3700. A photo of Patrick Moody (#0463160) was stated to be obtainable by using the “Offender Search” function on the Department of Correction Web site.

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