Death Sentence

An appeals court in Texas vacated the death sentence of Carnell Petetan, Jr., who was convicted of murdering his wife, finding that evidence was insufficient to support the jury’s rejection of his intellectual disability defense.

AUSTIN, Texas — An appeals court in Texas vacated the death sentence of Carnell Petetan Jr., who was convicted of murdering his wife, finding that evidence was insufficient to support the jury’s rejection of his intellectual disability defense.

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