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Death row inmate loses appeal on mental illness

By Kristin Houle

An article released by the Associated Press ("Death row inmate loses appeal on mental illness"), March 22, 2009 states that death row inmate Jeffrey Wood has had his mental illness appeal rejected by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Wood, who was merely an accessory to capital murder, came within hours of being executed last August but was allowed time to be tested for mental illness. Here is the full article: A Texas death row inmate who came within hours of execution has lost anappeal. His lawyers argued in a federal appeals court that he's toomentally ill to be put to death.The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the appeal from JefferyWood, 35, condemned for the January 1996 slaying of Kriss Keeran at aconvenience store in Kerrville, Texas...continue to full post

Full post as published by Prevention Not Punishment on March 23, 2009 (boomark / email).