Judge rules convicted killer of trooper not competent for execution

A judge ruled John Richard Wood, convicted of killing a SC trooper, is not competent for execution, halting his death ...

South Carolina inmate who believes he is immortal cannot be executed due to mental illness, judge rules

A judge ruled that a South Carolina inmate who killed a state trooper is incompetent to be executed due to mental illness delusions, citing mental health experts.
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SC judge halts execution of man convicted in 2000 killing of trooper in Greenville Co.

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - A judge has ordered the halt of the execution of a man who shot and killed a South Carolina state trooper. In an order filed in Greenville County on April 29, a judge ...
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South Carolina Judge Rules Death Row Prisoner Incompetent for Execution

John Wood, a death row prisoner in South Carolina, was ruled not competent for execution due to severe schizophrenia, temporarily halting the state from issuing a death warrant against him.