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Jean Shot Gloria Essay

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1. What are the factors or facts which suggest death is the proper sentence?
The first factor that suggests the death is the proper sentence that Wanda Jean shot Gloria in which she ended up dying. This wasn’t Jean’s first homicide as she killed one of her friends during 1981 and she got 4 years in prison after pleading guilty. Due to the fact that she killed two people this made it acceptable for Oklahoma to give the death penalty to Wanda Jean. Also, that it can be seen as premeditated because she sent a letter and a postcard that showed that Jean was threatening Gloria. When she was re-examined in 1995 she had an IQ of 80. Which means that she isn’t mentally retarded and that she was able to get her highschool diploma and had two years medical assistant degree. Showing that she didn’t have a disability and that the murders were premeditated. Also, that she was able to communicate and act as a normal individual showing that there’s no issue with her. Another thing that was a factor was that after shooting Gloria she seemed to …show more content…

Also, she had cerebral damage. The doctor that diagnosed her with mental retardation recommended treatment and further testing but was ignored by the state. Another factor is that she was hit by a truck/car when she was younger in which it affected her head. Also, that they didn’t factor in that she was diagnosed with mental retardation or that she has cerebral damage within the brain. Something that can be looked at is that she says she was there physically but mentally she wasn’t there. This could be because of the damage that she suffered from when she was a kid but they never looked at it in the first case so it made it harder for them to bring it up. Another factor that was unfair was that Wanda Jean didn’t actually graduate high school and that they didn’t even check to see if it was

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