Amy Bishop continues to file appeals to her conviction.
http://www.al.com/news/huntsville/index.ssf/2014/07/uah_shooter_amy_bishop_wants_n.html
Amy Bishop.... has submitted a court filing arguing her guilty plea was not voluntary.....
http://media.al.com/news_huntsville_impact/other/amy bishop rule 32 filing.pdf
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"Bishop's plea was not knowingly and voluntarily made due to prescription of antipsychotic, anti-anxiety and Valium drugs which rendered her incompetent to meet the "knowingly" and "intelligently" requirements. Upon arrival and throughout Bishop's entire stay at the Madison County Jail and throughout the guilty plea, colloquy, trial and sentencing Bishop was mentally incompetent ....due to prescription drugs which severely impaired her ability to think rationally... Madison County jail psychaitrist... prescribed
Resperidal... Valium... Restoril... and Abilify. ..... These drugs rendered her incapable of rational thoughts, overcame ability to make decisions of her own free will, rendered her incapable of understanding the meaning and effect of her plea, caused her to be indifferent to protecting herself, left her with little determination so that her will could be easily overborne by questions and suggestions."
From the letter written by Bishop as part of her appeal: "Bishop's Attorneys were ineffective for their failures to(at trial).....
(C) Failed to demonstrate there was no motive to kill the victims......
(E) Failed to investigate, establish and demonstrate that prior to the meeting on February 12, 2010, she was
a victim of a student stalker
(I wonder if this student was the same one who had the 'shells' in her pocket on the day of the shooting)
(F) Failed to investigate, establish and demonstrate that the state's wintess
Debra Moriarty was in fact the one who encouraged Bishop to carry a gun due to the faculty meetings, the fact that it was dark outside by the time the meetings ended, because of her fear of the stalker student."
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Written statement of Amy Bishop:
"After arrival (at Tutwiler State Prison) I was started and remained on
Haldol, Cogentin, Prolyxin, Benadryl which ... left me unable to think, comprehend, analyze, etc.
So basically, Bishop was so doped up at trial she could not defend herself. She deserves a new trial, IMO.