Brazos County Death Row Inmate Given Stay of Execution
Featured Stories, News Friday, July 27th, 2012DALLAS (AP) _ A convicted murderer described by his lawyers as mentally incompetent has been granted a stay by the state’s highest criminal court.
Marcus Druery was to be executed Aug. 1, but the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled Friday that it needed to review a motion Druery filed earlier this month on whether he was mentally competent.
Druery was condemned for the 2002 shooting and robbery of 20-year-old Skyyler Browne at Druery’s family property in rural Brazos County. Druery’s advocates say he has a psychotic disorder and executing him would violate the U.S. Constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment.
An attorney for Druery says she’s pleased with the court’s decision.
Short URL: http://wtaw.com/?p=46089
Posted by Bill Oliver
on Jul 27 2012. Filed under Featured Stories, News.
You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0.
You can leave a response or trackback to this entry
