09-27-2010, 12:21 PM
7 PM today. they can't sedate him heavily, so i think it's going to be a struggle. hard on everyone.
ATLANTA (AP) -- Attorneys for a condemned Georgia man who authorities are trying to put to death for the third time in a week after he attempted suicide say that he is "no longer competent to be executed."
Brandon Joseph Rhode's attorney said "the threat of execution has pushed Mr. Rhode's limited coping skills to the breaking point" in a court filing Monday to the Georgia Supreme Court.
The inmate's legs are shackled and his hands are handcuffed and tied in a bag that is closed with a zip tie to prevent him from tearing out his sutures, Kammer said. The lights of Rhode's prison cell are kept on at all times and he's watched day and night by two prison guards posted on either end of his bunk, he said.
"This week of torturous treatment, both in prison and the court, along with a life without parole sentence, would serve as sufficient punishment," he said in a plea to commute his sentence.
The 31-year-old was convicted in 2000 of killing a father and two children during a burglary in their central Georgia home.
Rhode slashed his throat and arms hours before his Tuesday execution date, requiring hospitalization. The execution was then pushed back to Friday night amid ongoing appeals, but the state court postponed it again until Monday at 7 p.m.
edit at 8:40 PM. strange. he may be putting up a great deal of resistance.
As of about 8 p.m., a state Department of Corrections spokeswoman says the execution process has not started yet for convicted triple murderer Brandon Joseph Rhode.
Peggy Chapman says, "It seems to have been delayed. [The execution] has not started."
According to the Associated Press, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a stay of execution for Rhode around 8 p.m.
The execution process begins when the warden reads the order of execution. Everyone must be seated in the chamber at that time. The Warden will read the order of execution, then check to make sure there is no "stay." Afterwards, Rhode will be given two minutes to speak; can opt to receive a prayer by a clergyman and then he will receive the lethal injection drugs, said Chapman. The lethal injection drugs typically take several minutes to take effect.
A state board late Monday afternoon issued two more rulings against convicted triple murder Brandon Joseph Rhode.
The execution process was scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.
edit tuesday AM...he was executed at 10:15 PM.
ATLANTA (AP) -- Attorneys for a condemned Georgia man who authorities are trying to put to death for the third time in a week after he attempted suicide say that he is "no longer competent to be executed."
Brandon Joseph Rhode's attorney said "the threat of execution has pushed Mr. Rhode's limited coping skills to the breaking point" in a court filing Monday to the Georgia Supreme Court.
The inmate's legs are shackled and his hands are handcuffed and tied in a bag that is closed with a zip tie to prevent him from tearing out his sutures, Kammer said. The lights of Rhode's prison cell are kept on at all times and he's watched day and night by two prison guards posted on either end of his bunk, he said.
"This week of torturous treatment, both in prison and the court, along with a life without parole sentence, would serve as sufficient punishment," he said in a plea to commute his sentence.
The 31-year-old was convicted in 2000 of killing a father and two children during a burglary in their central Georgia home.
Rhode slashed his throat and arms hours before his Tuesday execution date, requiring hospitalization. The execution was then pushed back to Friday night amid ongoing appeals, but the state court postponed it again until Monday at 7 p.m.
edit at 8:40 PM. strange. he may be putting up a great deal of resistance.
As of about 8 p.m., a state Department of Corrections spokeswoman says the execution process has not started yet for convicted triple murderer Brandon Joseph Rhode.
Peggy Chapman says, "It seems to have been delayed. [The execution] has not started."
According to the Associated Press, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a stay of execution for Rhode around 8 p.m.
The execution process begins when the warden reads the order of execution. Everyone must be seated in the chamber at that time. The Warden will read the order of execution, then check to make sure there is no "stay." Afterwards, Rhode will be given two minutes to speak; can opt to receive a prayer by a clergyman and then he will receive the lethal injection drugs, said Chapman. The lethal injection drugs typically take several minutes to take effect.
A state board late Monday afternoon issued two more rulings against convicted triple murder Brandon Joseph Rhode.
The execution process was scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.
edit tuesday AM...he was executed at 10:15 PM.