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Texas executes man despite low IQ

FILE - This May 26, 2006 file photo provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows death row inmate Marvin Wilson. Attorneys for the 54-year-old Wilson say he's mentally impaired and should be spared from lethal injection in Huntsville, Texas, Tuesday evening. The high court has barred execution of mentally impaired people. (AP Photo/Texas Department of Criminal Justice, File)The state of Texas has executed a convicted killer whose lawyers say shouldn’t have been eligible for the death penalty because of his low IQ.

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