Civil Rights
May 17, 2005
Capital Case Heading Back To Trial
SAN FRANCISCO - Courts continue to wrestle with how to define whether capital murder defendants are retarded. In three successive court rulings, including one issued late Friday, there is still no definitive answer whether Jorge Vidal Jr. meets the legal definition of retardation.
In three successive court rulings, including one issued late Friday, there is still no definitive answer whether Jorge Vidal Jr. meets the leg...
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