Joseph Corcoran was executed after being diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, raising serious questions about mental health evaluations in capital punishment cases and the constitutional implications of such executions.
Corcoran's defense lawyer criticized the lack of a proper mental health evaluation, stating that "there has never been a hearing to determine whether he is competent to be executed," highlighting procedural failures.
His last words were "Not really. Let's get this over with," reflecting his apparent detachment from the reality of his execution, as his lawyers argued he was not mentally capable.
Protests ensued as Corcoran's team argued, "It is an absolute failure for the rule of law to have an execution when the law and proper processes were not followed."
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