Entries tagged with “Randall Mays”
Policy Issues
Intellectual Disability
,Mental Illness
,Apr 01, 2024
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Removes Henderson County Man from Death Row Citing Intellectual Disability
On March 27, 2024, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (TCCA) resentenced death row prisoner Randall Mays to life in prison without the possibility of parole after an expert for the state conceded that the evidence presented by Mr. Mays’ attorneys indicates he is intellectually disabled, and thus ineligible for the death penalty. Originally sentenced to death in 2008 for the murder of two Henderson County, Texas, sheriff’s deputies, Mr. Mays’ attorneys have long argued that he should be…
Policy Issues
Intellectual Disability
,Mental Illness
,Upcoming Executions
,May 07, 2020
News Brief — Texas Appeals Court Stays Randall Mays’ Execution on Issue of Intellectual Disability
NEWS (5/7/20) — Texas: The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has granted a stay of execution to Randall Mays, directing a Henderson County trial court to review Mays’ claim that he is ineligible for the death penalty because of intellectual disability. The appeals court declined to address claims that Mays’ conviction and death sentence had been tainted by racial bias and juror misconduct and that he had been subject to improper interrogation by law…
Policy Issues
Mental Illness
,Executions Overview
,Nov 07, 2019
Justen Hall Executed in Second 2019 Texas Case to Raise Questions of Competency
Texas executed Justen Hall (pictured) on November 6, 2019 in the second Texas case of the year to present significant questions as to a prisoner’s competency to be…
Policy Issues
Mental Illness
,Race
,Upcoming Executions
,Oct 04, 2019
Texas Courts Halt Two Imminent Executions
Texas state courts have halted the executions of two condemned prisoners who had been facing imminent execution dates. On October 4, 2019, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals stayed the October 10 execution of Randy Halprin (pictured, left) and directed a Dallas trial court to consider his claim that the religious bigotry of the judge who presided over his case denied him a fair trial before an impartial tribunal. The previous day, a Henderson County District…