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May 21, 2026
Supreme Court dismisses death penalty case on people with mental disabilities
The Supreme Court on Thursday chose not to weigh in on what standards states should use to assess whether a person who commits a crime must be spared the death penalty because of intellectual disabilities.
May 28, 2019
Criminal Law: DNA Testing-Denial of Motion-Capital Murder
Where a defendant, who was convicted of the murder of her husband, sought post-conviction DNA testing, the judgment is affirmed because the trial court properly considered the impact that such […]
Nov 9, 2017
Constitutional : Capital Murder – Life Sentence – Minor Defendant
Edwards v. Steele (MLW No. 71161/Case No. ED105946 – 8 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Clayton III, J.)
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