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Supreme Court halts execution
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JUNE 22, 2001 The Supreme Court on Thursday halted the execution of a man in Alabama just hours before he was set to die. Glenn William Holladay is described as having an IQ of 69. He was convicted of murdering his ex-wife, her boyfriend, and a 16-year-old in 1986. The Court is considering whether it is constutional to execute mentally retarded convicts. The Court this month overturned the death penalty sentence of a mentally handicapped man in Texas. Get the Story:
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