Wednesday, 3 December 2014

US court orders execution stay for mentally ill man



Lawyers for Scott Panetti, 56, have argued the mentally ill should be exempt under the law. The US Supreme Court in 2002 prohibited the execution of the mentally impaired, but have allowed it for mentally ill inmates with a rational understanding. via Pocket http://ift.tt/1yPxEu6

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