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Supreme Court allows execution of inmate with low IQ

Marvin Wilson

A Texas man convicted of killing a police informant was executed Tuesday evening after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected arguments that he was too mentally impaired to qualify for the death penalty.

Senh: Too stupid to die? How do you prove that?

 

Texas Judge Says Death Penalty Unconstitutional

Texas Judge Says Death Penalty Unconstitutional

A judge in the Texas county that sends more inmates to death row than any other in the U.S. is facing a torrent of high-profile criticism after he declared the death penalty unconstitutional.

 

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