Judge to Rule on Mass Muderder's Mental State

Lawyers for mass murderer George Banks are asking a judge – again – to spare his life. Banks killed 13 people, including five of his own children, in a 1982 shooting rampage in Wilkes-Barre. A hearing scheduled to begin Thursday will determine whether Banks is too mentally ill to be executed. The hearing will be held at the southeastern Pennsylvania prison where Banks has sat on death row for the past 25 years. A Luzerne County judge ruled in February 2006 that Banks couldn't be put to death because he's delusional, psychotic and had no capacity to assist in his own defense. But the state Supreme Court overturned the ruling and ordered a second competency hearing for Banks