Court Rules Man Convicted of Beating Young Boy to Death Can’t Be Executed Due to Mental Disability

Court Rules Man Convicted of Beating Young Boy to Death Can’t Be Executed Due to Mental Disability
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Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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A federal appeals court has ruled that a man convicted of killing a 12-year-old boy in Ohio cannot be executed because of an alleged mental disability.

The U.S. Sixth District Court of Appeals ruled this week that Danny Lee Hill, 50, demonstrates several of the prerequisites to be considered mentally deficient. The ruling upheld Hill’s conviction of murdering 12-year-old Raymond Fife.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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