Comments on: New Trial Ordered In Murder Of Escambia County Man Set On Fire

By: Patriot

Patriot — Sat, 05 Mar 2016 20:18:33 +0000

Y’all are confusing competency with insanity.

Insanity is a defense, competency is whether or not you can assist with your defense at your trial. If you’re deemed incompetent, you’re committed until you become competent…then you stand trial.

By: Billy D

Billy D — Sat, 05 Mar 2016 19:48:08 +0000

too bad when they’re deemed incompetent on this kind of trial it doesn’t mean that they get to meet the same fate as their victims. This guy is a straight up murderer and deserves to die a slow and painful death like the one he inflicted. The judges that see this otherwise should have to bear the burden of his crime as well now.

By: Terri Sanders

Terri Sanders — Sat, 05 Mar 2016 17:23:03 +0000

He was competent enough to strike a match…End of discussion…

By: Rodney

Rodney — Sat, 05 Mar 2016 16:41:08 +0000

Would those representing criminals with mental illness work as diligently to free them if their mental incompetancy allowed release and they moved in next door?

By: mq

mq — Sat, 05 Mar 2016 16:33:16 +0000

For most heinous crimes I believe there is some degree of incompetence or mental illness. You don’t do such things if you are sane. Just saying!!
So, I guess all criminals need to be freed (sarcasm).

By: Jonathan Allen

Jonathan Allen — Sat, 05 Mar 2016 13:06:20 +0000

This guy ran from deputies when they found him in the victims car, which is proof he knew what he did was wrong. There’s your competency hearing. Besides, if he’s not competent enough to know that beating somebody then setting them on fire is wrong he has no business being in the free world anyway.

By: Jane

Jane — Sat, 05 Mar 2016 11:38:55 +0000

Regardless of how mentally competant this person is, he needs to kept off the streets. Anyone capable of beating a person to death and setting them on fire belongs in jail. Where else would they keep them?

By: 429SCJ

429SCJ — Sat, 05 Mar 2016 11:00:04 +0000

That demon burned a man alive. He was competent enough to do that.

I cannot see how another trial for this, would serve anything other than a liberal agenda.

By: No way

No way — Sat, 05 Mar 2016 10:41:10 +0000

I call the bluff on this one . Most likely guilty . If he can go for incompetent then why can’t every body else ?