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Death Sentence

An Ohio appeals court ruled that a trial court should evaluate whether a man who was sentenced to death for killing his girlfriend’s parents is intellectually disabled.

AKRON, Ohio – An Ohio appeals court ruled that a trial court should evaluate whether a man who was sentenced to death for killing his girlfriend’s parents is intellectually disabled.

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