Scott Roeder: Abortion Doctor's Killer Complains Of Treatment In Prison, Files For Early Release

WICHITA, Kan. — The convicted killer of a Kansas abortion provider has filed a petition complaining of his treatment in prison and seeking his release.

A hearing on Scott Roeder's habeas corpus petition is scheduled for June 4 before Judge Timothy Henderson in Wichita. A habeas corpus petition requires that a judge determine whether the government can continue to hold a prisoner.

The court docket shows Roeder filed the initial paperwork himself in February. His court-appointed attorney, Michael Brown, could not immediately be reached for comment.

All the documents in a separate civil case involving Roeder have been sealed.

The murder case against him for killing Dr. George Tiller is now under appeal.

Eds: APNewsNow. CORRECTS spelling of 'habeas' in graf 2.

Comments

[bellamom]

01:19 PM on 04/30/2010

if you can't do the time, don't do the crime

[anitaj]

06:36 PM on 04/27/2010

If he hasn't been shot in the head he is being treated better than he treated Dr. Tiller.

I look forward to learning what Mr. Roeder considers to be mistreatment.

[CzechThisOut]

11:56 PM on 04/25/2010

Somebody call the waaaaaaaaaambulance.

[Alison Kurke]

05:02 AM on 04/25/2010

Enjoy your stay, Scott! Let's hope it last as long is just.

[beninabox1]

10:42 AM on 04/24/2010

I personally think the guy should rot. But I'm sick of articles that don't actually *say* anything. Are there any *specific* instances of mistreatment mentioned? Ordinary prison violence? Rape? Sadism by guards?

[enlightenedgirl]

08:38 AM on 04/24/2010

Complaining of treatment when you murdered someone in cold blood in their church gets no sympathy here.

[Fairfield]

08:01 PM on 04/24/2010

Roeder and Tiller: Pray that our Lord will have mercy on both their souls.

[RealisticallyOptimist]

07:37 AM on 04/24/2010

Don't they have death penalty in KS? How did this criminal get away with it to stay alive?

[hjsung]

12:34 PM on 04/30/2010

because he was trying to save unborn souls! can't kill jesus's angel like that.

[skatoolaki]

02:24 PM on 04/22/2010

He does realize that one isn't treated like a tourist in prison, right?

If he didn't want to deal with being in prison, maybe he shouldn't have murdered an innocent person in cold blood. Just saying.

[contradiction]

03:59 PM on 04/22/2010

I'm sorry, but we can not assist you in your desire to terminate your prison sentence early. You're going to have to go full term. I'm sure you understand.

[fireW]

08:26 AM on 04/22/2010

Where is this smug clown's attitude now that his imaginary friend in the sky doesn't seem to be interested in intervening to make his sorry life easier after such a "noble" act.

[DeSwiss]

08:32 AM on 04/22/2010

Ah! You know I had totally forgotten about that. Thank you.

He needs Prayer Warriors STAT!!!

[ladyearth]

08:40 AM on 04/22/2010

Uh oh. I hear the thundering of Unicorns' hooves as the Prayer Warriors ride to his defense. Quite so, fireW, the imaginary friend in the sky does not seem to show up, huh?

[DeSwiss]

08:20 AM on 04/22/2010

Accommodations not up to your standards, eh there Scottie? Aww, well I'm sure that the nice fellows there in prison with you, all think that you're just a swell guy. And they'd just like to get to know you better. Just give them a chance, okay? These breaking-in periods can get dicey.

Besides, you're going to be there for quite a while. You'll get used to it all.....

[Hoosierbrad]

08:16 AM on 04/22/2010

Wow, there is a simple sentence that takes care of this and it is even capable of being understood by some of the examples of lesser intelligence of this world - "if you can't do the time, don't do the crime."

[skatoolaki]

02:25 PM on 04/22/2010

Amen! (pun intended)

[contradiction]

03:59 PM on 04/22/2010

I'm sorry, but we can not assist you in your desire to terminate your prison sentence early. You're going to have to go full term. I'm sure you understand.

[Joeinloth]

08:13 AM on 04/22/2010

The martyr market seems to have bottomed out.

[Jebbushnot]

08:11 AM on 04/22/2010

Having worked at Salinas Valley State Prison a level 4 CA prison.
I would rather be dead and buried than do that kind of time.
The inmates used to call it "escape by death"

[GHARDY]

08:17 AM on 04/22/2010

Wow you have a vivid way with words, "escape by death" fasinating, Roeder deserves every single horriable minute of the time he's facing, and I hope your descriptions is correct.

[DinahMoeHum]

09:14 AM on 04/22/2010

Agreed. For a self-righteous fanatic like Roeder who clearly hates life on this earth and has no remorse or forgiveness of heart, "hard 50"/life imprisonment is a far worse punishment than death.
No martyrdom via death penalty for that a-hole.

[skatoolaki]

02:28 PM on 04/22/2010

I have intimate knowledge of a prisoner's life and what goes on behind the barbwire and metal bars of a very notorious prison in America; trust me, it's no walk in the park.

That said, Roeder should have thought about the consequences of his actions before murdering a man in cold blood. Or did he think his "divinely-inspired justice" would win him a few favors from God in the form of a get-out-of-jail-free card?

[Angie Tyne 1]

06:39 PM on 04/22/2010

Yes, he did think that it would get him out of a conviction. He was looking for jury nullification in his state. (Aren’t they trying for creationism in the schools?) We all live in a variation of the echo chamber. His degree was greater than most unfortunately. His entire world narrowed to the single point of Tiller as the villain with him cast in the role of baby hero. He could not see anything outside of this and he was encouraged by the people he associated with.

[gutsy357]

08:08 AM on 04/22/2010

He should have thought of that before committing MURDER.

One does not commit the worst crime against humanity and expect sympathy or mercy. Why would the courts even waste time and resources to deal with appeals?

He needs to man-up and deal with it!

[fireW]

09:06 AM on 04/22/2010

Why would he have worried about that before the act? His imaginary friend in the sky "told" him it was a good thing to do, so therefore it made sense.

Another psychotic martyr for the loons . . .

[skatoolaki]

02:29 PM on 04/22/2010

Did he really say God spoke to him? I hadn't heard and was curious; it wouldn't surprise me.

[darter22]

07:46 AM on 04/22/2010

Dude, you just barely got there. Just think about how bad it's going to suck in 30 years.

[contradiction]

04:00 PM on 04/22/2010

I'm sorry, but we can not assist you in your desire to terminate your prison sentence early. You're going to have to go full term. I'm sure you understand.