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Convicted murderer Scott Panetti isn’t sane enough to be executed, federal judge rules
Texas Tribune via Yahoo News· 9 months agoPanetti murdered his in-laws in 1992. The U.S. Supreme Court in 2007 set new court precedent with...
Opinion: Executing Scott Panetti would be an appalling injustice
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn Texas, we have come a long way in our understanding of mental illness and in how cases involving persons with mental illness are addressed in our courts. As someone with a lifelong concern ...
Texas death row inmate with 40-year mental illness history ruled not competent to be executed
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 9 months agoA Texas death row inmate with a long history of mental illness, and who tried to call Jesus Christ...