Today's Arizona Republic reports, "Hausner insists he's sane in handwritten letter," by Michael Kiefer.
In a handwritten letter received Thursday by The Arizona Republic, convicted "Serial Shooter" Dale Hausner insisted he is sane enough to be granted his request that he be executed without undergoing lengthy appeals.
"The State of AZ wanted me to get the death penalty before and during my trial. I was found guilty and given six death sentences," he wrote. "Now that I want to get executed, suddenly my mental state is in question. ... I am not insane, I am of sound mind. I simply wish to get the punishment handed down to me, but more quickly. I mean really, what's a guy got to do to get snuffed out?"
He punctuated the last sentence with a smiley face.
Before Hausner can be executed, a Maricopa County Superior Court judge must determine if he is competent to make the decision.
Related posts are in the competency, mental illness, and volunteer category indexes.
Volunteer is the term applied to inmates on death row who waive their appeals.
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