The Mohave County Superior Court ordered a death row inmate to complete a mental health evaluation before he stops appealing his death sentence.
Brad Lee Nelson was convicted of the 2006 killing of his 14-year-old niece. He is asking the court to stop the automatic appeals process that accompanies death penalty cases because he wants to accept his death sentence.
Two other death row inmates have requested the same thing in the past. Dale Hausner, who committed suicide in 2013, was in the process of trying to speed up his execution. Robert Comer was put to death in May of 2007 after giving up his right to an appeal.
