SC Death Row Inmate Ruled Competent For 2nd Trial

A man on South Carolina's death row for killing his girlfriend has been ruled competent to stand trial in a second death penalty case.

By: Associated Press & The Sun News | News Channel 7
Published: November 05, 2009

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CONWAY, S.C. (AP) - A man on South Carolina's death row for killing his girlfriend has been ruled competent to stand trial in a second death penalty case.
The Sun News of Myrtle Beach reports Thursday that Judge Steven John ruled that Stephen Stanko is competent to be tried in the death of 74-year-old Henry Lee Turner.
Turner was found shot to death at his home on April 8, 2005.
Stanko has been sentenced to die for killing his live-in girlfriend, Laura Ling, and assaulting a teen on the same day.
Stanko is being held on death row in Ridgeville, with no date set for his execution.
Stanko's trial is set to begin Monday. A gag order prevents attorneys from discussing the case.

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