Steven Bixby believes that he was in the right when he shot and killed two law enforcement officers in 2003.
His attorneys say he believesangels intervened to protect him in the 12 hour gunfight that followed. He doesn’t believe any Constitutionalamendments after the first ten are legal. He also believes that when a judge hears his side of the story, he will be set free.
Thesebeliefs are at the center of an unusual competency hearing taking place in Greenville, South Carolina, this week. His attorneys have argued that Bixby’s beliefs stem from diagnosed mental disorders and make him unable to rationally communicate with his defense team. If courts agree, he will be ineligible to be executed under South Carolina law…