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  2. Johnny Paul Penry - Wikipedia

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    Johnny Paul Penry (born May 5, 1956) is a Texas prisoner serving three consecutive sentences of life imprisonment without parole for rape and murder. He was on death row between 1980 and 2008, and his case generated discussion about the appropriateness of the death penalty for offenders who are thought to be intellectually disabled.

  3. Penry v. Lynaugh - Wikipedia

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    Penry v. Lynaugh , 492 U.S. 302 (1989), was a United States Supreme Court case that sanctioned the death penalty for mentally disabled offenders because the Court determined executing the mentally disabled was not "cruel and unusual punishment" under the Eighth Amendment . [ 1 ]

  4. Penry v. Johnson - Wikipedia

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    Penry v. Johnson, 532 U.S. 782 (2001), is a United States Supreme Court case which concerned whether instructions given to a Texas jury were constitutionally adequate to emphasize the mitigating factors in sentencing of defendants who are intellectually disabled ("retarded" in the Court's words.) [1] The Texas courts had determined the sentencing instructions were consistent with prior Supreme ...

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    The case is before the U.S. Supreme Court for the second time since 2006. 2. Leona Helmsley Value of estate: $4 billion Amount contested: $12 million Feuding parties: dog and grandchildren

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  8. Penry - Wikipedia

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    Penry v. Johnson , 532 U.S. 782 (2001), is a United States Supreme Court Lynaugh , 492 U.S. 302 (1989), sanctioned the death penalty for mentally disabled offenders

  9. Category:Prisoners sentenced to death by Texas - Wikipedia

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    People sentenced to death by the courts of the State of Texas. People ultimately executed by Texas should be placed in Category:People executed by Texas.People who were sentenced to death in civilian federal court should be placed in Category:Prisoners sentenced to death by the United States federal government and people sentenced to death by the U.S. military should be placed in Category ...