An Alabama state judge has ordered a mental health evaluation to see if a man on death row with a history of mental illness is competent to be executed.

A judge in Alabama has issued a stay for a convicted killer's upcoming execution while state officials investigate whether he is competent enough to be put to death. David Lee Roberts, 59, was ...

Alabama’s next execution is temporarily on pause in order to assess if the inmate in question is mentally competent enough to ...

An Alabama judge halted David Lee Roberts' execution for a mental health evaluation after claims of his incompetence.

The Alabama Supreme Court and the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals have both refused to stop the execution of an Alabama inmate convicted of killing three people during the 1994 robbery of fast ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama has scheduled a September execution by nitrogen gas for a man convicted of killing a convenience store clerk during a 1997 robbery.

A state judge has stayed an upcoming execution in Alabama to evaluate whether the man is too mentally ill to be put to death. The judge temporarily stayed the Aug. 21 execution of David Lee ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama has scheduled a September execution by nitrogen gas for a man convicted of killing a convenience store clerk during a 1997 robbery. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey set a Sept ...

Roberts was convicted of killing Annetra Jones in 1992 by shooting her in the head. His execution was scheduled to be carried out by nitrogen gas, a method Alabama began using last year.

Judge stays execution to evaluate if Alabama inmate is competent Published Friday, July 25, 2025 | 1:59 p.m. Updated Friday, July 25, 2025 | 3:09 p.m.