Bedford v. Bobby, No. 11-3526 (6th Cir. 2011)
Annotate this CaseDefendant, convicted of murder and aggravated murder in 1984 and scheduled to be executed on May 17, 2011, obtained a stay for additional time to prove that he is incompetent to be executed and additional time to obtain review of the state trial court’s ruling against him. The Sixth Circuit vacated the stay, holding that the defendant waited too long to file his claim and has no chance of success on the merits. More than a year has passed since the Supreme Court denied certiorari from denial of a habeas corpus petition; despite numerous filings seeking relief, the defendant did not challenge his competency to be executed until a few days before the scheduled execution. The state court reasonably rejected his claims concerning competency.
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