Entries tagged with “John Wood”

May 07, 2026

South Carolina Judge Rules Death-Sentenced Prisoner John Wood Not Competent for Execution

A South Carolina circuit court judge has found that death-sentenced prisoner John Wood cannot be executed because of his severe schizophrenia. The constitutional thresholds established by the U.S. Supreme Court in Ford v. Wainwright (1986) and clarified in Panetti v. Quarterman (2007) and Madison v. Alabama (2018) determine that a prisoner may not be executed if they are unable to rationally understand the reason they are being put to death. Judge Grace Knie issued a 12-page written decision on…