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| Admitted killer of 2 seeks to avoid death penalty |
| By dallasnews.com |
| Published: 08/19/2009 |
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Jurors deciding the fate of a man who admitted killing two Christian music producers on Monday heard testimony about his troubled upbringing, mental health issues and use of drugs. Defense attorneys hope the evidence will persuade jurors to sentence him to life without parole instead of lethal injection. Witnesses called by the defense testified that James Broadnax may have been experiencing the after effects of smoking PCP-laced marijuana when he killed Stephen Swan, 26, and Matthew Butler, 28, in June 2008 outside their Garland studio. They said Broadnax may have also experienced psychosis then and in jail because of PCP. In jail, Broadnax reported having hallucinations and delusions but, at times, denied any mental health problems, according to testimony. Broadnax, 20, was treated with multiple medications for mental health issues. But Broadnax's medical records also include a notation that he could have been faking. "I see blood coming out of the walls," jail psychiatrist Frank Lane said Broadnax reported not long after he was arrested in June 2008. Then in July 2008, Broadnax said, "I've got to talk to my attorney because I've gotta use the insanity defense." In October 2008, he told the medical staff that he felt like something was crawling on him. Lane said that, at his last examination in June, Broadnax no longer reported hallucinations or delusions. Read More. |
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