By William Fisher
In 2002 U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that executions of mentally retarded criminals are "cruel and unusual punishment," violating the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution.
Some time in the very near future -- as soon as a new execution date is established -- Texas will execute Warren Hill, who is mentally retarded with an IQ OF 70.
How come? Texas find a back door somewhere?
Well, yes and no.
On April 22, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit denied Warren Hill's appeal to halt his execution based on new evidence of his intellectual infirmity.
The Court ruled that Hill's claim of intellectual
On April 22, a divided U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit denied Warren Hill's appeal to halt his execution based on new evidence of his intellectual disability.
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