U.S. district court: death penalty.Walton v. Johnson, 306 F.Supp.2d 597 (W.D.Va. 2004). A defendant whose capital murder convictions were affirmed af·firm v. af·firmed, af·firm·ing, af·firms v.tr. 1. To declare positively or firmly; maintain to be true. 2. To support or uphold the validity of; confirm. v.intr. on appeal, petitioned for habeas corpus habeas corpus (hā`bēəs kôr`pəs) [Lat.,=you should have the body], writ directed by a judge to some person who is detaining another, commanding him to bring the body of the person in his custody at a specified time to a relief. The district court dismissed the petition, finding that the defendant was competent to be executed, even though he suffered from a mental illness. The court noted that the defendant was most likely schizophrenic schiz·o·phren·ic adj. Of, relating to, or affected by schizophrenia. n. One who is affected with schizophrenia. , but that he understood that he was sentenced to die for murdering three people. (Sussex I State Prison, Virginia) |
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