Horace Kelly, a 39-year-old man who had been found guilty of two rapes and the slaying of an 11-year-old boy was found guilty and sentenced to death
What happened that made the Court rule that the execution would be considered cruel and unusual punishment?
a) His mental health deteriorated to the point of becoming a "walking vegetable."
b) His family begged for mercy.
c) He was the only child left alive for a dying mother.
d) He had been abused as a child.
a
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