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WORLDApr 10 · 14:11 UTCTHE GUARDIAN WORLDAnna Betts

Texas court overturns sentence for man on death row for nearly 50 years

Clarence Curtis Jordan, a 70-year-old man with intellectual disabilities, had his death sentence overturned by the Texas court of criminal appeals after being found incompetent for execution. The court ruled his 1978 conviction for murder was flawed due to his intellectual disabilities and lack of legal representation for over 30 years.

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