Marcus Druery TX 1 Aug 2012 Stayed

[mammastalkin]

Marcus has had a date set. My thoughts are with him and his supporters during this difficult time.

[lisainengland]

My thoughts and prayers are with Mr Druery and all touched by this

[mammastalkin]

The victim's family want to meet Marcus:
Yet the couple’s journey is less about justice and more about the healing power of forgiveness and their Christian faith. In an unusual gesture, they hope to meet with Druery before his execution to offer him their forgiveness.
The article is here.

[mammastalkin]

A competency hearing has been denied.
"Although he's been hearing voices for years, believes that he and his cell on Texas' death row are "wired," and has spent a significant amount of time in the prison system's psychiatric ward, a judge in Brazos County today denied to hold a competency hearing to determine if Marcus Druery is indeed sane enough to die."

The article is here.

[thegreatdoubter]

mammastalkin, do you yourself believe Marcus Druery is incompetent to be executed due to the state of his mental health?

I have to say, after reading several articles (including the one you cited) for and against Mr. Druery's competence re: his impending execution, I am unsure....although it sadly means Mr. Druery has few if any avenues at all left to avoid his impending execution on 1 August 2012

[mammastalkin]

Yes, love, I do believe he is too mentally ill to be executed. I belive this from what I've read, and heard. Prisoners on D/R don't go to the pysch hospital unless they are very sick. You don't fake shcizophrenia in that 24/7 environment. I also have friends that know him and tell me is mentally ill and over medicated. One told me he lays in bed all day and eats candy. Day after day.
Shouldn't his competency at least be evaluated? Shouldn't the court want to be certain that his rights are protected? I think so. And he still might get a stay. We'll have to see what the next court does with it.

[thegreatdoubter]

Yes,mammastalkin, Marcus Druery's competency should be evaluated properly; Judge Lansley should have granted the request to hold a hearing.

I have noticed that quite a few people on Texas death row have significant mental health problems of some type....particularly the inmates who have had long stays on Texas death row (i.e. 20 years or more).

[CvD]

Such sad news.
My thoughts are with Mr Druery and all touched by this tragedy.

[Willove]

Originally Posted by mammastalkin

"Marcus Druery is indeed sane enough to die."

What a cynical and misanthropic statement from the judge.

I hope and pray for Mr. Druery.

[mammastalkin]

From Amnesty International--please take action now:

PLEASE SEND APPEALS BEFORE 1 AUGUST 2012 TO: Clemency Section, Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles 8610 Shoal Creek Blvd. Austin, TX 78757-6814, USA Fax +1 512 467 0945 Email: bpp-pio@tdcj.state.tx.us Salutation: Dear Board members
Governor Rick Perry Office of the Governor, PO Box 12428, Austin, Texas 78711-2428, USA Fax: + 1 512 463 1849

Read all of their info here. I just wanted to get the contact out and easily accessable by PTO members.

[mammastalkin]

It's a stay!!

"Marcus Druery (DREW'-ree) 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."

Read more here.

[Willove]

Originally Posted by San Francisco Chronicle

Brazos County district attorney Bill Turner said prosecutors do not dispute that Druery has a mental disorder, but they believe he's competent enough to face execution.

Reading this or other statements of judge staff relating to executions I always suspect they might have the ultimate mental disorder ever.