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Supreme Court clears way for Texas to carry out 600th execution since 1982

A Texas man deemed intellectually disabled by experts for both prosecutors and defense attorneys is facing a scheduled evening execution for the death of a retired college professor decades ago

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According to ABC News’s source item, Supreme Court clears way for Texas to carry out 600th execution since 1982, A Texas man deemed intellectually disabled by experts for both prosecutors and defense attorneys is facing a scheduled evening execution for the death of a retired college professor decades ago

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