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Panetti murdered his in-laws in 1992. The U.S. Supreme Court in 2007 set new court precedent with his case, raising the bar on the constitutional restriction against executing the insane.
Scott Panetti, 65, also said the devil has ‘blinded’ Texas.
A federal judge ruled that Scott Panetti, a Texas death row inmate with a long history of mental illness, is not competent to be executed.
Scott Panetti, a 65-year-old death row inmate being held in Texas, has been ruled incompetent to stand trial over his long history of mental illness.
Panetti murdered his in-laws in 1992. The U.S. Supreme Court in 2007 set new court precedent with his case, raising the bar on the constitutional restriction against executing the insane.