PatrickMoody

Michael F. Easley Governor		Theodis Beck Secretary
North Carolina Department of Correction

For Release: IMMEDIATE	Contact: Public Affairs Office
Date: January 26, 2006	Phone: (919) 716-3713

Execution date set for Patrick Moody RALEIGH - Correction Secretary Theodis Beck has set March 17, 2006, as the execution date for inmate Patrick L. Moody. The execution is scheduled for 2 a.m. at Central Prison in Raleigh. Moody, 39, was sentenced to death July 20, 1995, in Davidson County Superior Court for the murder of Donnie Ray Robbins. Central Prison Warden Marvin Polk will explain the execution procedures during a media tour scheduled for Monday, March 13 at 10:00 a.m. Interested media representatives should arrive at Central Prison’s visitor center promptly at 10:00 a.m. on the tour date. The session will last approximately one hour. The media tour will be the only opportunity to photograph the execution chamber and deathwatch area before the execution. Journalists who plan to attend the tour should contact the Department of Correction Public Affairs Office at (919) 716-3700. ATTENTION EDITORS: A photo of Patrick Moody (#0463160) can be obtained by using the "Offender Search" function on the Department of Correction Web site at www.doc.state.nc.us. For more information about the death penalty, including selection of witnesses, click on the “Death Penalty” link. # # #

Execution date set for Patrick Moody