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Smith v. Texas, No. 04-5323 (U.S. Supreme Court) (543 U.S. 37; 125 S.Ct. 400) (November 15, 2004) (Per Curiam)

Loaded on Oct. 1, 2004 published in Punch and Jurists October 18, 2004
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In another rebuke of the hap-hazzard manner in which the death penalty is imposed in Texas, the Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of a convicted Texas killer because jurors in his trial did not consider his learning disability. In its 7-to-2 ruling (Scalia and Thomas dissented), the majority said ...

 

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