Draggingtree Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Scott Panetti Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at 6:00 pm Execution Convicted in the September 1992 shooting deaths of his in-laws inside their Fredericksburg home, Panetti told police it was his alter ego, Sarge, who committed the slayings. Panetti's previous execution date was put off by the Supreme Court, though the justices refused last month to hear his latest appeal, clearing the way for a new death date to be set. He was diagnosed as schizophrenic and hospitalized multiple times in the 10 years leading up the the slayings. Panetti was allowed to represent himself at trial. He wore a purple cowboy outfit and called witnesses including John F. Kennedy and Jesus Christ. Mental health professionals who have evaluated Panetti say he believes the State of Texas wishes to kill him to prevent him from preaching the Gospel.http://www.executionwatch.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggingtree Posted December 3, 2014 Author Share Posted December 3, 2014 Appeals court issues stay in execution of mentally ill man By St. John Barned-Smith | December 3, 2014 | Updated: December 3, 2014 11:28am A federal appeals court has issued a stay of execution in the case of Scott Panetti, a mentally ill 56-year-old man charged with murdering his estranged wife's in-laws more than 20 years ago in Fredericksburg. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling stated: "We stay the execution pending further order of the court to allow us to fully consider the late arriving and complex legal questions at issue in this matter." http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Appeals-court-issues-stay-in-execution-of-5932373.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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