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Shown in this Sept. 21, 2010 file photo is the lethal injection facility at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, Calif. A death row inmate in Tennessee is seeking a stay of his June execution, citing the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File) **FILE**

Supreme Court: Alabama must reconsider death penalty in case of inmate with dementia

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Alabama Department of Corrections shows inmate Vernon Madison. The U.S. Supreme Court will consider the case of Madison who lawyers say suffers from dementia and can no longer remember killing a police officer in 1985. Justices will hear arguments Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018, on whether it would be unconstitutional to execute 68-year-old Madison who was convicted of killing Mobile police officer Julius Schulte in 1985. The U.S. Supreme Court has said death row prisoners have &quot;rational understanding&quot; that they are about to be executed and why. (Alabama Department of Corrections, via AP, File)

Supreme Court could limit execution of people with dementia

By MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Alabama Department of Corrections shows inmate Vernon Madison. The U.S. Supreme Court will consider the case of Madison who lawyers say suffers from dementia and can no longer remember killing a police officer in 1985. Justices will hear arguments Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018, on whether it would be unconstitutional to execute 68-year-old Madison who was convicted of killing Mobile police officer Julius Schulte in 1985. The U.S. Supreme Court has said death row prisoners have &quot;rational understanding&quot; that they are about to be executed and why. (Alabama Department of Corrections, via AP, File)

Court to explore competency claim of ailing Alabama inmate

By KIM CHANDLER - Associated Press

These combination of handout photos provided by the Alabama Department of Corrections shows, from left, Vernon Madison, Walter Leroy Moody Jr., and Doyle Lee Hamm. As death row inmates grow old, courts in the U.S. are facing the question of when it becomes unconstitutionality cruel to execute someone who is mentally and medically frail. (Alabama Department of Corrections via AP)

Aging death row: Is executing old or infirm inmates cruel?

By KIM CHANDLER - Associated Press

Supreme Court to hear case where man can’t remember killing

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FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Alabama Department of Corrections shows a police mug shot of Vernon Madison, who is scheduled to be executed for the 1985 murder of Mobile police officer Julius Schulte on Thursday. Alabama is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to let it proceed with this week's scheduled execution of the 67-year-old inmate whose lawyers say can no longer remember his crime. The Alabama attorney general's office told justices in a filing Monday that the state's high court last year ruled the execution could proceed and should do so again. (Alabama Department of Corrections, via AP, File)

The Latest: Victim’s son: ‘Tragedy isn’t finished’ in case

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Son: Stay of execution difficult for slain officer’s family

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The Latest: Alabama inmate’s execution off for night

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FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Alabama Department of Corrections shows a police mug shot of Vernon Madison, who is scheduled to be executed for the 1985 murder of Mobile police officer Julius Schulte on Thursday. Alabama is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to let it proceed with this week's scheduled execution of the 67-year-old inmate whose lawyers say can no longer remember his crime. The Alabama attorney general's office told justices in a filing Monday that the state's high court last year ruled the execution could proceed and should do so again. (Alabama Department of Corrections, via AP, File)

Execution delayed for Alabama inmate in ‘85 officer killing

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Inmate who killed an Alabama officer seeks stay of execution

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FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Alabama Department of Corrections shows a police mug shot of Vernon Madison, who is scheduled to be executed for the 1985 murder of Mobile police officer Julius Schulte on Thursday. Alabama is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to let it proceed with this week's scheduled execution of the 67-year-old inmate whose lawyers say can no longer remember his crime. The Alabama attorney general's office told justices in a filing Monday that the state's high court last year ruled the execution could proceed and should do so again. (Alabama Department of Corrections, via AP, File)

Lawyers: Inmate awaiting execution no longer remembers crime

By KIM CHANDLER - Associated Press

Lawyer: Condemned Alabama inmate doesn’t remember crime

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Alabama reschedules execution previously blocked by court

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The Latest: Alabama to seek new execution date

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This undated file photo provided by the Alabama Department of Corrections shows Vernon Madison, who is scheduled to be executed for the 1985 murder of Mobile police officer Julius Schulte. (Alabama Department of Corrections, via AP)

Supreme Court upholds death penalty for murderer who can’t remember his crime

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times