Two days after the execution of Warren Hill, a Georgia man whose lawyers said he had an intellectual disability, another prisoner is scheduled to die despite his attorneys making a similar argument.
The state of Texas is set to execute Robert Ladd, 57, on Thursday at 7 p.m. EST, unless the Supreme Court steps in.
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At age 36, Ladd became qualified for services at the Andrews Center in Tyler, Texas, which serves the intellectually disabled, the ACLU said.
“We ask the court to stay Mr. Ladd’s execution, and to summarily reverse the Texas courts,” Stull said. “This will afford the Court an opportunity to finally rein in Texas’ failure to protect the intellectually disabled from execution.”
