By Sara Coello
The Dallas Morning News
DALLAS — A Texas inmate sentenced to death for molesting and killing his infant son is begging the state to speed up his execution.
In the latest in a series of handwritten pleas, Travis James Mullis, 31, this week asked the court to allow him a quick execution.
His request seeks to forfeit his appeals, fire his counsel and be deemed mentally competent to make legal decisions for himself.
Mullis confessed to sexually abusing his 3-month old son, Alijah James, and fatally stomping his head in Galveston in 2008. He was convicted in 2011.
Now, he wants all previous mental health evaluations barred from consideration, and his legal counsel dismissed.
“There has never been any question of innocence in this case,” Mullis wrote in 2012. “It is in the best interest of justice for the victim and the victim’s family for this appeal to stop … and execution of the sentence to be carried out in a timely manner.”
The court with have a teleconference with Mullis in September to determine his competency and discuss his legal options.
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