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Friday, June 18, 2004
Indiana Decisions - Question of killer's competency to waive appeals
Yesterday. 6/17/04, our Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Joseph E. Corcoran v. State of Indiana. As described on the Court website: "After appellant’s murder convictions and death sentence were affirmed on direct appeal, post-conviction proceedings were instituted. The Allen Superior Court ruled that appellant was competent to waive further review of the conviction and sentence. This appeal arises from that ruling." You may access the oral argument here.
The argument is covered today in this story in the Louisville Courier-Journal, headlined "Killer unfit to decide his fate, lawyer says."
Posted by Marcia Oddi on June 18, 2004 08:25 AM
Posted to Indiana Decisions