RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A Virginia court is expected to set an execution date for a man convicted of killing two people during an escape in 2006.
The Montgomery County Circuit Court is scheduled to hold a hearing via teleconference on Tuesday to set an execution date for William Morva. Attorney General Mark Herring's office is seeking a July 6 execution date.
Morva was in jail awaiting trial when he overpowered a deputy sheriff during a trip to the hospital. He used the deputy's pistol to fatally shoot an unarmed security guard and killed another deputy during a manhunt the next day.
Morva's attorneys are urging Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe to halt the inmate's execution, saying he's mentally ill was "acting under the influence of delusions" when he committed the crimes.
