Indiana death row inmate seeks execution delay for brain scans ahead of clemency hearings

By: Casey Smith

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: October 13, 2026

Words: 1,733

Last Updated: 3 days, 16 hours ago

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Indiana death row inmate Jeffrey Weisheit is asking the state’s highest court to move his execution from Nov. 5 to Nov. 19 so experts can analyze brain scans his attorneys say would give Gov. Mike Braun a fuller account of his impairments before deciding clemency.

A federal judge approved funding for the testing but ruled she lacked authority to order prison officials to transport him for the scans.

In two emergency motions filed Monday with …

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