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A Note on the Bruce Webster Case

By Steve Hall

I've had several questions and comments from readers regarding the case of Bruce Webster.  The Dallas Morning News highlighted the case in a recent news article and editorial, noted at the links.The Webster case is a federal death penalty case, prosecuted under and controlled by federal law, rather than a state death sentence.  The Morning News editorial called on the Texas Legislature to pass legislation that would spell out the process to determine whether or not a defendant has mental retardation in capital cases.  Such a law, if passed by the Texas Legislature, would apply only to state prosecutions.The Texas Legislature passed legislation in 2001 to ban the execution of those with mental retardation, but the legislation was vetoed by Governor Rick Perry...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on July 23, 2010 (boomark / email).