Executing the Insane The Case of Scott Panetti (2014)

Scott Panetti was tried for the capital murder of his parentsinlaw on September 8 1992 in Gillespie County Texas He was subsequently sentenced to death on September 22 1995 Panetti has an extensive history of mental illness including schizophrenia manic depression auditory hallucinations and paranoia Panetti was hospitalized both voluntarily and involuntarily for mental illness fourteen times in six different hospitals before his arrest for capital murder in 1992 Following his conviction Panettis former wife and daughter of the victims Sonja Alvarado filed a petition stating that Panetti never should have been tried for the crimes as he was suffering from paranoid delusions at the time of the killings