LeGrande gets a stay of execution
Published: Mon, Nov. 27, 2006 11:49AM
Modified Mon, Nov. 27, 2006 12:00PM
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closeDeath row inmate Guy LeGrande received a stay of execution today after a hearing where a judge determined that three psychiatrists should be allowed to observe him. LeGrande, 47, was to be executed on Friday. He was sentenced to death for the 1993 murder-for-hire of Ellen Munford, the estranged wife of one of LeGrande's co-workers.
Superior Court Judge William R. Bell gave the psychiatrists 45 days to complete their observations and evaluations.
LeGrande's lawyers Jay Ferguson and Jim Coleman had requested the evaluations and have described the inmate as psychotic and delusional. Up to this point, Le Grande has refused to talk psychiatrists, and Bell noted that he could not force him to speak with the doctors.
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Prosecutors have disputed the claim that LeGrande, who represented himself during the initial trial, is mentally ill.
Staff writer Andrea Weigl can be reached at 829-4848 or aweigl@newsobserver.com.
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