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after that accident, cecil clayton's i.q. plummeted to the level of being disabled. he apparently began hallucinating, hearing voices. he had trouble controlling his anger. at one point he asked to be hospitalized. years later, more than 20 years later in 1996 on the night before thanksgiving that year cecil clayton killed a police officer in southwest missouri. the officer was responding to a domestic violence call. mr. clayton shot the officer at close range while he was still in his patrol car. seems like it happened fast. the officer was still not only in his control car, he still had his seat belt fastened and the car running and his gun was still in his holster. for that violent and terrible crime, cecil clasen was sentenced to death. he's been in prison ever since. the oldest man on death row in missouri at the age of 74. since he has been in prison he and his brain with the giant hole in it have been evaluated over and over by experts both from the state and for his own defense team. interestingly, he has never had a hearing, a formal hearing, to determine wh
after that accident, cecil clayton's i.q. plummeted to the level of being disabled. he apparently began hallucinating, hearing voices. he had trouble controlling his anger. at one point he asked to be hospitalized. years later, more than 20 years later in 1996 on the night before thanksgiving that year cecil clayton killed a police officer in southwest missouri. the officer was responding to a domestic violence call. mr. clayton shot the officer at close range while he was still in his patrol...
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more than 20 years later on 1996, cecil clayton killed a police officer in southwest missouri. a domestic violence call. mr. clayton shot the officer at close range while he was still in his patrol car. he still had his seat belt fastenned, the key running and the gun still in his holster. for that violent and terrible crime, cecil has sentenced to death. he is the oldest man on death row in missouri at the age of 74. they have been evaluated over and over by experts for the state and his defense team. he has never had a hearing, a formal hearing to determine if he is competent enough to under go execution. to determine literally whether he has the brains to be able to understand what is happening to him and why. in missouri a person can't legally be executed if the result of a mental disease or defect he lacks capacity to understand the nature of the purpose about to be imposed on him. his lawyers say yeah, he is absolutely incompetent by they reason because of his brain injury, but he has never been determined legally if he was competent enough to undergo execution. his lawyer
more than 20 years later on 1996, cecil clayton killed a police officer in southwest missouri. a domestic violence call. mr. clayton shot the officer at close range while he was still in his patrol car. he still had his seat belt fastenned, the key running and the gun still in his holster. for that violent and terrible crime, cecil has sentenced to death. he is the oldest man on death row in missouri at the age of 74. they have been evaluated over and over by experts for the state and his...
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cecil clayton was missing 1/5 of his frontal lobe as a result of a work accident. years after the injury, he was arrested for killing a police officer and sentenced to death despite apparent confusion over the crime. psychologists concluded his execution would violate the constitution's ban on executing the saint -- the insane or intellectually disabled. but the missouri supreme court refused six times to hear the case and a last-minute appeal to the supreme court failed. thousands of people are protesting european austerity policies in a rally today in frankfurt, germany. a crowd of about 10,000 people is gathering outside the new headquarters of the european central bank. at least does cope police cars and other property -- at least two police cars and other property have reportedly been set ablaze after hard-line activists lit flares. from being between a man and a woman to being between two people, traditionally between a man and a woman. the reverend break williams -- blake williams said, "some of us are calling it liberation day." spanish activists have ralli
cecil clayton was missing 1/5 of his frontal lobe as a result of a work accident. years after the injury, he was arrested for killing a police officer and sentenced to death despite apparent confusion over the crime. psychologists concluded his execution would violate the constitution's ban on executing the saint -- the insane or intellectually disabled. but the missouri supreme court refused six times to hear the case and a last-minute appeal to the supreme court failed. thousands of people...
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cecil clayton is missing one fifth of his frontal lobe as a result of an accident at a lumberyard wherehe worked. years after the injury, he was arrested for killing a police officer, and sentenced to death despite his apparent confusion over the crime. psychologists have repeatedly concluded clayton's execution would violate the constitution's ban on executing insane or intellectually disabled people. but the missouri supreme court has refused six times to hold a hearing the case. unless they change course, he will die today at 6:00 p.m. missouri time. the u.s. bureau of prisons has reportedly cancelled its contract with a private company for the running of a prison known as "ritmo," or the guantanamo of raymondville texas. about 2,000 immigrant prisoners staged an uprising at the willacy county prison last month to protest inadequate healthcare at the facility, which is also known as "tent city," such many of the prisoners slept in kevlar tents. the prisoners have been evacuated and the facility will no longer be run by the management and training corporation. the facility was one of
cecil clayton is missing one fifth of his frontal lobe as a result of an accident at a lumberyard wherehe worked. years after the injury, he was arrested for killing a police officer, and sentenced to death despite his apparent confusion over the crime. psychologists have repeatedly concluded clayton's execution would violate the constitution's ban on executing insane or intellectually disabled people. but the missouri supreme court has refused six times to hold a hearing the case. unless they...