Patrick Lane Moody
Murderer- 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
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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