US supreme court blocks Alabama execution amid dementia claim

Divided bench refuses to intervene after another court granted a stay to determine whether Vernon Madison, 65, can understand his death sentenceA divided US supreme court blocked the execution of an Alabama inmate to let a lower court review claims that strokes and dementia had left him incompetent to understand his death sentence. Related: Freed Alabama death row inmate: 'I'm at peace with myself. Are they at peace?'Continue reading...