Prosecutor: Duncan Opposes Appeal

Convicted multiple murderer Joseph Duncan made it very clear he didn’t want to appeal his triple death sentence, U.S. Attorney for Idaho Wendy Olson told the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals today. “I think the record is very clear that in November of 2008, this defendant did not wish to appeal,” Olson argued to a three-judge panel chaired by Judge Susan Graber. And she noted that following an extensive competency hearing that the 9th Circuit ordered U.S. District Judge Edward Lodge to hold in 2013, Duncan was ruled mentally competent to make that decision. “Competent defendants can waive their right to appeal, even in a capital case,” Olson said. Attorneys for Duncan are challenging the competency finding/ Betsy Russell , SR. More here.

Question: Anyone out there willing to argue that this monster shouldn’t be executed?