‘Of Mice and Men,’ and Death Row in Texas.

The article discusses the death penalty in Texas and the use of the fictional character Lennie Small from the book "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck to diagnose intellectual disability in criminals. Emphasis is given to topics such as the execution of mentally challenged murderer Bobby J. Moore, the Eight Amendment of the U.S. Constitution which bans cruel and unusual punishment, and the U.S. Supreme Court case of Atkins v. Virginia.