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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2014 0:42:44 GMT -6
This guy has been on death row since 1978. Supreme Court Overturns Death Sentence of Freddie Lee Hall The U.S Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of a Florida man, Freddie Lee Hall convicted of killing a Hernando County sheriff’s deputy and a pregnant woman on the same day in 1978. The ruling also struck down Florida’s standard for executing intellectually disabled criminals. The opinion also cites the Eighth Amendment, which bars cruel and unusual punishment. The court found Florida’s rule for determining whether someone is too intellectually disabled to be sentenced to death — an IQ of 70 or below — is too rigid. The court ruled on a 5-4 vote, with Justice Anthony Kennedy writing the majority opinion, that death row inmate Freddie Lee Hall should have another chance to show he should not be executed. Freddie Lee HallThe standard, Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote in the majority opinion, “creates an unacceptable risk that persons with an intellectual disability will be executed, and thus is unconstitutional.” “The Florida statute, as interpreted by its courts, misuses IQ score on its own terms,” Kennedy wrote, “and this, in turn, bars consideration of evidence that must be considered in determining whether a defendant in a capital case has intellectual disability. Florida’s rule is invalid under the Constitution’s Cruel and Unusual Punishments Clause.” The decision, which follows a 2002 ruling in which the high court said the mentally disabled cannot be executed, could also help other inmates in Florida and some other states who are challenging their sentences. www.corvuswire.com/us-news/supreme-court-overturns-death-sentence-of-freddie-lee-hall/1834/
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Post by moonlight on Jul 12, 2014 1:25:54 GMT -6
That sucks. U.S supreme court judges who voted for this outrageous ruling where probably Obama appointments thus they are damned heart bleeding liberals. Its time for a Republican president who will appoint conservative judges for the U.S supreme court who are more committed for the well being of the honest and decent law abiding citizens in the country.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2014 20:21:12 GMT -6
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Post by whitediamonds on Jul 13, 2014 8:59:11 GMT -6
DP is obviously the only rehabilitation that will work.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2014 19:41:07 GMT -6
DP is obviously the only rehabilitation that will work. Just think,is there a chance this guy (Might) walk the streets again, that is so scary..
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Post by whitediamonds on Jul 13, 2014 20:41:45 GMT -6
DP is obviously the only rehabilitation that will work. Just think,is there a chance this guy (Might) walk the streets again, that is so scary.. He has so many write up's while incarcerated even. He is scary inside let alone walk the streets again.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2014 20:36:54 GMT -6
Just think,is there a chance this guy (Might) walk the streets again, that is so scary.. He has so many write up's while incarcerated even. He is scary inside let alone walk the streets again. You so have a point there WD..
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Post by Amy on Aug 6, 2014 7:59:33 GMT -6
That sucks. U.S supreme court judges who voted for this outrageous ruling where probably Obama appointments thus they are damned heart bleeding liberals. Its time for a Republican president who will appoint conservative judges for the U.S supreme court who are more committed for the well being of the honest and decent law abiding citizens in the country. There are only 4 democratic appointed judges on the court now. Two have been appointed by Obama and two by Clinton. The "damned" republicans can take the blame!
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Post by whitediamonds on Aug 6, 2014 11:10:47 GMT -6
I can see why 41% call themselves Independents. Higher percentage than either party can claim.
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