Texas executes man with IQ of 61

[JOSHNAUDI]

RIP Hedge

:mj07: :mj07: :mj07:

Now we are diagraming sentences here :facepalm:

:lol:

:0003

 

[Skulnik]

Marvin Wilson, convicted killer, executed by Texas despite claims of having too low IQ

Convicted killer Marvin Wilson was executed by lethal injection in Huntsville, Texas on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012, after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected his appeal on grounds he had too low an IQ to be eligible for the death penalty.
(Credit: File, AP Photo/Texas Department of Criminal Justice)
(CBS/AP) HUNTSVILLE, Texas - The state of Texas executed convicted killer Marvin Wilson Tuesday, after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected his lawyers argument that he shouldn't have been eligible for the death penalty due to his low IQ.

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Wilson, 54, was pronounced dead Tuesday evening after receiving a lethal injection at the state prison in Huntsville.
In their appeal to the Supreme Court, Wilson's attorneys argued he was too mentally impaired for capital punishment, pointing to a 2004 psychological test that pegged his IQ at 61, below the generally accepted minimum competency standard of 70.
But lower courts agreed with state attorneys, who argued that Wilson's claim was based on a single, and possibly faulty, test. His mental impairment claim wasn't supported by other tests and assessments over the years.
Lead defense attorney Lee Kovarsky said he was "gravely disappointed and saddened" by the ruling, calling it "outrageous that the state of Texas continues to utilize unscientific guidelines ... to determine which citizens with intellectual disability are exempt from execution."
Wilson was convicted of murdering 21-year-old police informant Jerry Williams in November 1992. The murder happened several days after police seized 24 grams of cocaine from Wilson's apartment and arrested him.
Witnesses testified that Wilson, who was free on bond, and another man, beat Williams outside of a convenience store, accusing Williams of snitching on him about the drugs. They said the men abducted Williams, and neighborhood residents said they heard a gunshot a short time later. Williams was found dead on the side of a road the next day.In Wilson's Supreme Court appeal, Kovarsky said Wilson's language and math skills "never progressed beyond an elementary school level," that he reads and writes below a second-grade level and that he was unable to manage his finances, pay bills or hold down a job.
The Supreme Court issued a 2002 ruling outlawing the execution of the mentally impaired, but left it to states to determine what constitutes mental impairment. Kovarsky argued that Texas was trying to skirt the ban by altering the generally accepted definitions of mental impairment to the point where gaining relief for an inmate is "virtually unobtainable."
Edward Marshall, a Texas assistant attorney general, said records showed that Wilson habitually gave less than full effort (on the testing) and "was manipulative and deceitful when it suited his interest," and that the state considered his ability to show personal independence and social responsibility in making its determinations. "Considering Wilson's drug-dealing, street-gambler, criminal lifestyle since an early age, he was obviously competent at managing money, and not having a 9-to-5 job is no critical failure," Marshall said. "Wilson created schemes using a decoy to screen his thefts, hustled for jobs in the community, and orchestrated the execution of the snitch, demonstrating inventiveness, drive and leadership."

 

[UGA12]

RIP Hedge

:mj07: :mj07: :mj07: :mj07:

 

[azbob]

I come here for the handicapping info and sometimes I look at some of the other threads.

If you identify a rat, you throw out a little cheese to see if you can get him to expose himself. The rat can't discern the literal perspective of the cheese (food) from the figurative...a trap.

I've never seen you post picks/information here FDC but, over the past four years, I have 80% winners and can share them with you for only $399 a month. (human readers will recognize this as cheese).

It is pretty typical that people like you eventually get to cursing and then challenging to a fight or some sort of inane battle. You have chosen educational credentials.

There are three possibilities:
1) I have less education than you...if this is the case, kudos to me for engaging a superior mind and enticing him to nibble on the cheese
2) We are at the same level...bad news for me
3) I, like 98% of the people you probably deal with, have a deeper intellectual capacity. That's OK as you are probably the king of the 2% which is better than the alternative. (a second helping)

If you need any other information, just refer back to your responses to my previous posts...that's the cheese...have another nibble.

Good luck on your picks today as, regardless of these meaningless, sometimes funny, often inane posts and comments, it is all of us against the man.

 

[yyz]

bob......I don't see you as an intellectural.

:facepalm:

 

[homedog]

What took so long? :shrug:

 

[Sportsaholic]

Marvin Wilson, convicted killer, executed by Texas despite claims of having too low IQ

Convicted killer Marvin Wilson was executed by lethal injection in Huntsville, Texas on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012, after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected his appeal on grounds he had too low an IQ to be eligible for the death penalty.
(Credit: File, AP Photo/Texas Department of Criminal Justice)
(CBS/AP) HUNTSVILLE, Texas - The state of Texas executed convicted killer Marvin Wilson Tuesday, after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected his lawyers argument that he shouldn't have been eligible for the death penalty due to his low IQ.

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Wilson, 54, was pronounced dead Tuesday evening after receiving a lethal injection at the state prison in Huntsville.
In their appeal to the Supreme Court, Wilson's attorneys argued he was too mentally impaired for capital punishment, pointing to a 2004 psychological test that pegged his IQ at 61, below the generally accepted minimum competency standard of 70.
But lower courts agreed with state attorneys, who argued that Wilson's claim was based on a single, and possibly faulty, test. His mental impairment claim wasn't supported by other tests and assessments over the years.
Lead defense attorney Lee Kovarsky said he was "gravely disappointed and saddened" by the ruling, calling it "outrageous that the state of Texas continues to utilize unscientific guidelines ... to determine which citizens with intellectual disability are exempt from execution."
Wilson was convicted of murdering 21-year-old police informant Jerry Williams in November 1992. The murder happened several days after police seized 24 grams of cocaine from Wilson's apartment and arrested him.
Witnesses testified that Wilson, who was free on bond, and another man, beat Williams outside of a convenience store, accusing Williams of snitching on him about the drugs. They said the men abducted Williams, and neighborhood residents said they heard a gunshot a short time later. Williams was found dead on the side of a road the next day.In Wilson's Supreme Court appeal, Kovarsky said Wilson's language and math skills "never progressed beyond an elementary school level," that he reads and writes below a second-grade level and that he was unable to manage his finances, pay bills or hold down a job.
The Supreme Court issued a 2002 ruling outlawing the execution of the mentally impaired, but left it to states to determine what constitutes mental impairment. Kovarsky argued that Texas was trying to skirt the ban by altering the generally accepted definitions of mental impairment to the point where gaining relief for an inmate is "virtually unobtainable."
Edward Marshall, a Texas assistant attorney general, said records showed that Wilson habitually gave less than full effort (on the testing) and "was manipulative and deceitful when it suited his interest," and that the state considered his ability to show personal independence and social responsibility in making its determinations. "Considering Wilson's drug-dealing, street-gambler, criminal lifestyle since an early age, he was obviously competent at managing money, and not having a 9-to-5 job is no critical failure," Marshall said. "Wilson created schemes using a decoy to screen his thefts, hustled for jobs in the community, and orchestrated the execution of the snitch, demonstrating inventiveness, drive and leadership."

Wilson got the ax here at MadJacks..............:shrug:

 

[buddy]

You must dream about me at night as well. The last time I checked I offered to compare educations and intelligence with you any time. You chose not to answer. That was the smartest thing you have ever done.


First of all, it is not the AP style book. Maybe you are trying to sound like you know what the hell you are talking about, however, you failed miserably. If you are speaking about the APA format for writing essays, that is only used for Psychology, Social Sciences, and Educational essays. Research essays are written in MLA Style format, legal essays are generally written in Harvard style format. None one of them have anything whatsoever to do with the placement of commas is academic prose or literary prose. The format styles govern only the essay format as it speaks to page set up and citations. Where you get this bullshit of newspapers putting the comma after the conjunction "but" is absolutely false. In only very rare cases does the comma go after a conjunction, it always precedes the conjunction. Unless the writer is trying to convey a measured pause, the comma never goes after the "but".

Writing styles don't govern the rules of grammar dumbass. There are actual rules of Grammar. Most people open their mouth and others immediately place a dumbass. Strangely enough, you just have to type and the dumbass in you floats directly to the top.

Next time you want to act smart, don't act. Now go get your shine box dumbass, and think again before you question someone of obvious superior intelligence to yourself.

Sorry I couldn't write this in finger paint for you Azboob.


There goes first bell, you better hurry into class little retarded boy.


Hope that helps,
FDC

Your but's bigger than my but.

 

[Statman02]

kill em all and let God sort em out

 

[fatdaddycool]

I come here for the handicapping info and sometimes I look at some of the other threads.

If you identify a rat, you throw out a little cheese to see if you can get him to expose himself. The rat can't discern the literal perspective of the cheese (food) from the figurative...a trap.

I've never seen you post picks/information here FDC but, over the past four years, I have 80% winners and can share them with you for only $399 a month. (human readers will recognize this as cheese).

It is pretty typical that people like you eventually get to cursing and then challenging to a fight or some sort of inane battle. You have chosen educational credentials.

There are three possibilities:
1) I have less education than you...if this is the case, kudos to me for engaging a superior mind and enticing him to nibble on the cheese
2) We are at the same level...bad news for me
3) I, like 98% of the people you probably deal with, have a deeper intellectual capacity. That's OK as you are probably the king of the 2% which is better than the alternative. (a second helping)

If you need any other information, just refer back to your responses to my previous posts...that's the cheese...have another nibble.

Good luck on your picks today as, regardless of these meaningless, sometimes funny, often inane posts and comments, it is all of us against the man.

Nice post dumbass. I could care less about your dumbass story about a dumbass mouse that makes less sense than your dumb ass, dumbass.

You really think that you impressed anyone with that bullshit? You got called on your stupidity and all you did was add a shine to it, dumbass. I was right, you are wrong. You are an idiot, you proved me correct with your idiotic post.

Let's get one thing straight Boob, nobody on this entire forum would miss you, or your picks. If you were to disappear tomorrow, not a single soul would even notice. So you go on trying to convince yourself that that post was a cognizant response to your idiotic grammar post. The fact is that you were wrong again and you continue to follow me around trying to convince someone, anyone other than yourself, that you have some sort of measurable intelligence.

I went two for three in my picks fuck face, how did your non existent customers do with your losers?

Idiot


Hope that helps,
FDC

 

[Tora!Tora!Tora!]

Nice post dumbass. I could care less about your dumbass story about a dumbass mouse that makes less sense than your dumb ass, dumbass.

You really think that you impressed anyone with that bullshit? You got called on your stupidity and all you did was add a shine to it, dumbass. I was right, you are wrong. You are an idiot, you proved me correct with your idiotic post.

Let's get one thing straight Boob, nobody on this entire forum would miss you, or your picks. If you were to disappear tomorrow, not a single soul would even notice. So you go on trying to convince yourself that that post was a cognizant response to your idiotic grammar post. The fact is that you were wrong again and you continue to follow me around trying to convince someone, anyone other than yourself, that you have some sort of measurable intelligence.

I went two for three in my picks fuck face, how did your non existent customers do with your losers?

Idiot


Hope that helps,
FDC

That would be Couldn't Care Less...


Anyway how are you feeling? That was a nasty faceplant on the boat.

Hope this helps.... :0008

 

[azbob]

I think he was paying me a compliment saying that he actually could care less which means he cares...he really, really cares.

Thanks for the nibble FDC.

 

[fatdaddycool]

That would be Couldn't Care Less...


Anyway how are you feeling? That was a nasty faceplant on the boat.

Hope this helps.... :0008

Feel great. Fan base is obviously growing, so things could not be better. The face is great, luckily all three of the beautiful women sat on it to keep the swelling down. Thank you for your concern.


Hope that helps,
FDC