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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Alabama execution remains on hold to evaluate whether man is competent

US Execution Alabama - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

The scheduled execution of an Alabama Death Row inmate will not go forward next week as the state waits for the completion of a court-ordered psychiatric evaluation.

A judge last month stayed the Aug. 21 execution of David Lee Roberts until a mental evaluation could be conducted to see if Roberts is competent to be executed. The Alabama Department of Corrections said Friday that the report will not be completed by the scheduled Aug. 21 execution date.

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