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SCOTUS Reneges on Hearing Death-Row Case

CRUEL & UNUSUAL

Convicted murderer Bobby Moore.

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Reuters

The Supreme Court announced Monday it would hear a convicted Texas murderer’s appeal—and then immediately changed its mind. Bobby Moore, who has spent the last 35 years on death row, had argued the conditions under which he is being held are unconstitutional, as it’s cruel and unusual punishment.

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