Publications & Testimony

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Jan 17, 1995

Mario Marquez IQ of 65 Executed in Texas in 1995

Mario Marquez had the adap­tive skills of a 7 year-old. His tri­al coun­sel tes­ti­fied at a clemen­cy hear­ing that he did not present any evi­dence of Mario’s men­tal retar­da­tion because of a legal flaw in the Texas death penal­ty statute. Marquez was exe­cut­ed on January…

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Dec 08, 1993

The Wrong Man

T U C S O N W E E K L YDecember 8 — December 14, 1993by Beth Hawkins and Kristin Solheim- Arizona Plans To Execute Paris Carriger For Shattering AnotherMan’s Skull With A Cast-Iron Skillet. Never Mind That Someone Else Confessed To The Crime. — Fifteen years ago, when Paris Carriger first was locked away in a 6‑by‑9cell on death row at the Arizona State Prison, he, like most con­demnedmen, claimed to be inno­cent. Of course, no one lis­tened. His lawyer hadbare­ly paid atten­tion during the…

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