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Texas Attorney General John Cornyn Corndog...
Prosecutors do not deny that Penry has a low IQ, but they claim he is not nearly so limited as he is portrayed. Texas attorney general John Cornyn has alleged that Penry "can be purposefully deceptive." Prosecutors point out that Penry, who had been on parole less than three months for a rape conviction when he killed Carpenter, confessed to the crime and said, "I told her that I...hated to kill her, but I had to so she wouldn't squeal on me." A clear indication, they contend, that he discerned the gravity of his act. The stay left...