Johnny Paul Penry

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Johhny Paul Penry is a Texas Death Row convict who is said to be mentally retarded. He was sentenced to death for raping and stabbing Pamela Moseley Carpenter who died of her wounds. His lawyer claims that he has the reasoning capability of a 7-year old. His death sentence has been overturned three times by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1988, 2001 and 2006.

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