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Texas Court Overturns Death Sentence of Man Imprisoned for 50 Years
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Clarence Curtis Jordan was sentenced to death in 1978. After nearly five decades, a Texas court has overturned his sentence. The details surrounding the court's decision remain limited, but the ruling marks a significant development in a case that has spanned much of Jordan's life.Articole despre acest subiect
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Texas court overturns sentence for man on death row for nearly 50 years
Clarence Curtis Jordan was convicted in 1978 but hadn’t had a lawyer for over 30 yearsThe Texas court of criminal appeals has overturned the death sentence of Clarence Curtis Jordan, a 70-year-old man with intellectual disabilities, who spent nearly 50 years on death row – much of that time without a lawyer.Jordan was convicted in 1978 for the murder of Joe L Williams, a 40-year-old grocer in Houston, and was sentenced to death. In the years that followed, courts determined that Jordan, who has
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