Posted on 03/19/2005 3:59:45 PM PST by Arthur Wildfire! March
Here's an interesting story.
The execution was halted late Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Terry Means in Fort Worth.
Means was acting on an appeal from Staley's lawyer who argued the convicted killer is mentally incompetent and should not be put to death.
"Judge Means' order was that nobody's ever heard this guy's competency question," attorney Jack Strickland said.
Adding backhoe's link post to here...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1377242/posts?page=31#31
FReegards....
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1377242/posts?page=38#38
I put a link to your outstanding summary chart of the Zogby Poll here. It is powerful. 79% would want her to live. 9% would not.
Talk about a Vast LIFE-Wing Conspiracy!
FReegards....
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