JEFFERSON CITY — The state Supreme Court on Tuesday narrowly upheld the death sentence of a man convicted of a Columbia triple murder who had claimed in his latest appeal that he was mentally retarded.
Court upholds death sentence, says defense must prove retardation
Tuesday, January 15, 2008 | 10:03 p.m. CST;
updated 10:15 p.m. CDT, Monday, July 21, 2008
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