Inmate who defended himself at trial set for execution 12/11/2002 Associated Press HUNTSVILLE, Texas - James Paul Collier insisted on defending himself in his capital murder trial for the 1995 shooting deaths of a woman and her son even though his court-appointed defense attorney, prosecutors and the judge tried to dissuade him. "He is one of the more difficult individuals I have ever dealt with largely because he is so stubborn," defense attorney John Curry said of Collier, whose execution is set for Wednesday. "He wanted what he wanted and wouldn't listen to anything else." After Collier was deemed...