— An Arkansas inmate scheduled to receive a lethal injection this week asked the state’s highest court Monday to halt his execution amid his attorneys’ claims that he doesn’t understand why he is to be put to death. Attorneys for Jack Greene asked the state Supreme Court to issue an emergency stay of execution. Greene’s attorneys say he suffers from psychotic delusions, and say the inmate believes the attorneys and prison officials have conspired to torture him. If carried out, Greene’s execution would be the first since Arkansas put four inmates to death over an eight-day period in April. Arkansas’ governor scheduled Greene’s execution in August after the state obtained a new supply of the drug, midazolam.

Source: National Post November 06, 2017 17:48 UTC