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Speaking of Bobby Woods

By Steve Hall

The editorial noted in the preceding post referenced the case of Bobby Woods.  Yesterday afternoon, the Board of Pardons and Paroles rejected clemency in his case.  Renee Feltz has posted, "Video From Death Row: Possibly Retarded Prisoner Faces Execution," at Huffington Post.As Texas reopens its execution chamber after a Thanksgiving break, the first man set to die may be mentally retarded. A 2002 Supreme Court ruling bans the execution of mentally retarded prisoners. But after years of being represented by a discredited attorney who ruined any chance for an appeal based on his disabilities, the fate of Bobby Wayne Woods rests with the state Board of Pardons and Paroles which can recommend clemency or a reprieve to Gov...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on December 02, 2009 (boomark / email).