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 17, 1995.

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Georgia Senate Passes Bill Lowering Legal Standard for Intellectual Disability for Capital Defendants; Sends Bill to Governor’s Desk

Trial Judge Declares Melissa Lucio to be “Actually Innocent,” Recommends Texas CCA Overturn Conviction and Death Sentence

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Mario Marquez IQ of 65 Executed in Texas in 1995

Premature Execution Warrants in Louisiana Deny Death-Sentenced Prisoners Due Process and Fair Consideration of Constitutional Claims

Georgia Senate Passes Bill Lowering Legal Standard for Intellectual Disability for Capital Defendants; Sends Bill to Governor’s Desk

Trial Judge Declares Melissa Lucio to be ​“Actually Innocent,” Recommends Texas CCA Overturn Conviction and Death Sentence

Trial Judge Declares Melissa Lucio to be “Actually Innocent,” Recommends Texas CCA Overturn Conviction and Death Sentence