His attorney told Newsweek that Andre Thomas is 'one of the most mentally ill prisoners in Texas history.'
A Texas judge has withdrawn the April 5 execution date for Andre Thomas, a death row inmate whose attorneys say is not competent to be executed.His attorneys say Thomas gouged out both of his eyes as a result of his severe mental illness.
Grayson County District Attorney's Office says those calling for clemency are not fully informed of the case. The court's order gives them"the time necessary to make the threshold showing that his lifelong, profound mental illness, characterized by fixed auditory and visual hallucinations, distorts everything he says, thinks, and does and he is not competent for execution," Thomas' attorney Maurie Levin said in a statement provided toThis combined image shows convicted murderer Andre Thomas.
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