Judge Chris Morton ultimately declined to withdraw the execution date for former Missouri...
04/17/1996 - Robert Fratta is confronted by news media outside the courtroom after being found guilty by a jury of arranging his wife Farah Fratta's murder.to withdraw the January execution date
The defense attorney for the 65-year-old death row prisoner argued at length multiple claims he filed in the Court of Criminal Appeals that he hoped would take back the looming execution order Thursday, with one questioning a hypnosis procedure used on a witness during one of the trials. Another claim warned that a juror was aware of news coverage surrounding Fratta’s retrial in 2009 prior to serving on the panel.
04/09/1996 - Robert Fratta, a former Missouri City public safety officer, sits in court during his trial in the murder-for-hire of his wife, Farah Fratta.Fratta often criticized his prior lawyers and went on to dredge up aspects of those claims while representing himself during the appellate process.
, represented himself and was repeatedly told he could not blame himself for inadequate representation during the appellate process.in at least four other courts that could halt his execution.
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