Intellectually Disabled Man Who Murdered Dallas Cop Shouldn't Be Executed, DA Says

Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot announced Tuesday that he no longer believes a man sentenced to death for murdering a Dallas police officer in November 2005. He should instead spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole.The change follows a Feb. 19 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that stopped Texas from executing another intellectually disabled murderer, saying the state's judgment of intellectual disability relies on inaccurate stereotypes. The DA's office had previously opposed agreeing to the reduced sentence before Creuzot took office Jan. 1.  Continue reading...