Michigan City, In. – Joseph Cocoran was convicted of killing 4 people in 1997. He is scheduled to be executed on December 18^th unless his attorneys succeed in their appeal for Clemency. His attorneys say Cocoran suffers from mental illness.  Corcoran’s mental health has been a part of the decades-old case since its inception, with state and federal public defenders saying he continues to suffer from paranoid schizophrenia that causes him to experience “persistent hallucinations and delusions. Governor Eric Holcomb has so far defended the state’s move to carry out Corcoran’s execution, saying he would let the legal process “play out” but review any petition materials that make it to his desk. Although the state parole board leads the clemency process, it’s up to the governor to issue a final verdict.