the U.S. District Court for the Eastern Division of Texas ruled that the state cannot execute Eric Lynn Moore

the U.S. District Court for the Eastern Division of Texas ruled that the state cannot execute Eric Lynn Moore, citing a 2002 Supreme Court ruling forbidding executions of mentally retarded inmates.
The Court also said it will direct the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to either permanently stay Eric Lynn Moore's execution or change his sentence to life in prison.
He had been condemned for the for the December 1990 shooting death of Helen Ayers, 54.
One of Mr. Moore's accomplices, Kenneth Eugene Bruce, was executed on January 14, 2004.
Court records show that Mr. Moore, 38, had an IQ of 74 at age 7. Testing later showed his IQ to be 76. Borderline mental retardation is defined as an IQ of 71 to 84. Mild retardation is defined as an IQ of 50 to 70.