TULSA, Okla. (AP) - An
Oklahoma man convicted of fatally shooting his fiancee in 1986 is
scheduled to be executed Tuesday evening despite his pleas that he is
mentally incompetent and ineligible for the death penalty.
Garry Thomas Allen is set to die by lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester.
He was convicted of
shooting Lawanna Gail Titsworth outside a children's day care in
Oklahoma City. Titsworth had moved out of the home she shared with Allen
and their two sons four days before her death.
Allen's attorneys had
argued that Allen was incompetent when he entered a guilty plea in the
case and that his mental condition has continued to deteriorate, but
appellate courts have rejected those claims.
Allen's attorney has requested a stay from the U.S. Supreme Court.
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