A Pennsylvania man who killed his wife and maimed her corpse cannot be executed, the state Supreme Court has ruled, because he is mentally disabled.
The justices had initially affirmed Connie Williams’ death sentence in 2004 after a jury found him guilty of killing his wife and cutting off her limbs and head, as the record was devoid of any evidence that Williams was mentally impaired.
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