Ferguson v. State
Annotate this CaseDefendant appealed an order entered by the circuit court finding him competent to be executed. Defendant's primary argument on appeal was that the circuit court improperly found him sane to be executed based on its finding that his delusions were a manifestation of a normal Christian belief, and alternatively, that the circuit court's determination was a misapplication of the standard pronounced in the United States Supreme Court's decision in Panetti v. Quarterman. The Supreme Court affirmed the circuit court's order finding Defendant sane to be executed, holding (1) there was competent, substantial evidence to support the circuit court's determination that Defendant was sane to be executed; (2) Defendant's argument concerning Panetti was without merit; and (3) Defendant's due process claims were without merit.
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