Charles Laverne Singleton (March 29, 1959 – January 6, 2004) was an American convicted murderer, who, at the time of his execution, lived on death row in Arkansas longer than any other state inmate.
In 1986, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in Ford v. Wainwright that execution of the mentally insane was unconstitutional, as they could not understand the reality of, or reason for, their punishment.
"[3] The death sentence for Singleton drew global attention because he was considered legally sane only when treated with medication.
In Singleton's final appeal, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that he was taking his medication voluntarily and refused to overturn his sentence.
A part of his final statement read, "I am Charles Singleton, anointed by God, Victor Ra Hakim".
"[3][7] After much public debate on the issue of clemency, the state executed Singleton by lethal injection at 8:02 p.m. at the Cummins Unit of the Arkansas Department of Corrections on Tuesday, January 6, 2004.