Death rows across the country are filled with people suffering from severe forms of mental illness. Taking action in an area where the U.S. Supreme Court has not ventured, some states are now enacting or considering laws that would exclude those prisoners from capital punishment.
The District Court for the Western District of Texas has ruled that Scott Panetti is not competent for execution because he has schizophrenia. Panetti murdered his in-laws in 1992
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