Convicted Texas rapist and killer Johnny Paul Penry has been through the justice system turnstile three times now, convicted on every go-round in Texas and twice had his death sentences overturned ...

At the time, Hon had no way of knowing that 21 years later the case of Johnny Paul Penry still would be making its way through the court system. Nor did he envision being in the middle of it.

A divided Texas Court of Criminal Appeals sent Johnny Paul Penry's case back to trial for the punishment phase. The court ruled that jurors in Penry's most recent trial may not have properly ...

The ruling overturned the death sentence of Johnny Paul Penry, whose lawyers claim their client has the mind of a 7-year-old and likes to play with coloring books.

AUSTIN - Convicted killer Johnny Paul Penry, whose case helped spark national debate over whether mentally impaired inmates could be executed, had his death sentence overturned for the third time ...

The judge, however, did agree to appoint her own psychiatric expert to examine Johnny Paul Penry and determine whether a jury should first decide if he is competent to stand trial. Two previous ...

The U.S. Supreme Court, acting Monday on an appeal from the Texas Attorney General's Office, refused to reinstate the death sentence of Johnny Paul Penry, clearing the way for another jury to ...

Unfortunately, the familial bliss didn't last. Twice during the next six years he would be committed to state mental institutions. Then, in 1977, Johnny Paul Penry finally went too far.

Even though they were approximately the same age and both lived in Livingston, Pam Moseley Carpenter and Johnny Paul Penry could not have been any more different. Unlike Penry, the small and ...