State Representative Toni Rose (Dallas) filed legislation to create an exemption from the death penalty for defendants who experienced severe mental illness at the time of their offense. This legislation establishes clear guidelines for the courts to assess, on a case-by-case basis, whether a defendant had a severe mental illness at the time the capital […]
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