Ten years ago the SCOTUS ruled that executing mentally retarded people was unconstitutional, but it did so in a fashion that allowed the states a lot of practical leeway in regard to implementing this policy. Characteristically, Texas has done a judicial end run around the...
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The bad news is that the pardoned man is dead. Dead despite the fact that the guilty man tried repeatedly to confess: Perry made those remarks during an extraordinary ceremony.
You may remember the case in which the Texas sentenced a man to death after a trial in which the judge and prosecutor were literally in bed together, and the.
"With Me As Your Law...Talkin' Guy, Your Railroad to the Death Chamber is Ready!"It's bad enough that various state officials conspired to murder Cameron Todd Willingham based on worthless junk science and the implausible testimony of a mentally ill jailhouse snitch. But apparently one reason...
"Mr. Perry, don't you worry. I watched Matlock in a bar last night. The sound wasn't on, but I think I got the gist of it."In comments, Matt points us.
...But still no dildos.Remember a couple weeks ago when the traditionally conservative 5th circuit held that Texas's ban on sex toys was unconstitutional? Well, apparently the Texas AG is none.