David Lee Roberts, 59, was convicted of the 1992 murder of Aneetra Jones in 1992 and sentenced to death. The Alabama Department of Corrections has halted preparations for his scheduled execution pending the results of a pscyhological exam. (Alabama Department of Corrections)
The Alabama Department of Corrections said Friday it will not challenge a stay of execution while a death row inmate’s mental competence is evaluated.
Marion County Circuit Judge Lee Carter stayed the scheduled Aug. 21 execution of David Lee Roberts, 59, last month after his attorneys said Roberts may not understand the reasons he is being executed…