Human rights groups condemn Georgia order of execution for Warren Hill, man diagnosed with mental disabilities - A Radio Segment
GCDD Executive Director Eric Jacobson joins Free Speech Radio News to comment on the Georgia order of execution for Warren Hill, a man diagnosed with mental disabilities.
Free Speech Radio News, 2/19/13
Human rights groups condemn Georgia order of execution for Warren Hill, man diagnosed with mental disabilities
The state of Georgia scheduled an execution this evening of a man who has been diagnosed with mental retardation. Warren Lee Hill was sentenced to death for the killing of a fellow prisoner in 1990. He was already serving a life sentence for the killing of his girlfriend, Myra Wright. The family of the murdered prisoner, Joseph Handspike, has come out publicly against the execution. The Supreme Court ruled in 2002 that executions of prisoners with mental disabilities are unconstitutional. Georgia is the only state that requires a defendant to prove mental retardation beyond a reasonable doubt. Three expert doctors who previously evaluated Hill have reversed their testimony and confirmed that Hill has a mental disability.
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