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| Inmate can't change mind about execution, court says |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 05/16/2005 |
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A Death Row inmate who said he wanted to be executed and then changed his mind must abide by his original decision, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled. In a 3-1 decision Thursday, the high court said it would set a date for the execution of Joseph E. Corcoran, who was sentenced to death in 1999 for killing four people, including his brother and his sister's fiance. Corcoran waived his right to appeal in 2003 despite urgings from his attorneys and a judge, and refused to sign the paperwork authorizing the next legal step in the appeals process. He said at the time that he believed he should be put to death. Corcoran recanted his decision to waive further appeals and asked the high court to dismiss the involuntary appeal so he could restart the process. The justices denied his request in January, but Corcoran appealed again. But the justices said Thursday that Corcoran had not signed paperwork for his appeal before the required deadline. Corcoran was convicted in the shooting deaths of his brother, James Corcoran, 30; Douglas A. Stillwell, 30; Robert Scott Turner, 32; and Timothy G. Bricker, 30. Turner was the fiance of Corcoran's sister. |
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