Federal Judge denies Corcoran stay of execution INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A federal judge in northern Indiana rejected a stay of execution for Joseph Corcoran Dec. 13. Corcoran’s lawyers have filed an appeal to the 7th Court of Appeals. The 31-page ruling found that Corcoran is competent to waive his appeals and allow the execution to move forward this week. Corcoran is scheduled to die by lethal injection Wednesday, Dec. 18, for the murders of four people in Allen County in 1997. Corcoran’s attorneys argue he is too severely mentally ill to be executed. Corcoran’s lawyers filed for the stay of execution Dec. 12, then a couple days later filed for an evidentiary hearing to determine whether Corcoran is mentally competent on Dec. 14. corcoran judge orderDownload