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INDIANAPOLIS, June 17 (UPI) -- An Indianapolis man accused of raping, torturing and killing a 12-year-old girl last Christmas Eve is asking to be executed.
Forty-year-old Jeffrey Voss said in a letter to Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi that his lawyers have blocked his attempt to plead guilty in the death of Christina Tedder, reported the Indianapolis Star Friday.
"I have had six months to think about this, and this decision has been entered into knowingly and intelligently," Voss said in the letter. "I am willing to submit to a psychological evaluation to prove I am competent to make this decision. ... I may have to fire my attorneys ... as they will try to block my efforts to plead guilty."
Brizzi said psychologists should examine Voss, and if competent, he could plead guilty and accept the maximum punishment.
However, even if Voss' plea is accepted, Brizzi said he could have some rights to appeal.
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