Bryan Stevenson

Even though I knew it would be very hard to stop the execution, you know, we jumped in because our courts have actually banned the execution of people with intellectual disabilities. So I went to the trial judge and said, he's intellectually disabled, you can't execute him. But the trial judge again said, too late, somebody should have filed that motion years ago.

Even though I knew it would be very hard to stop the execution, you know, we jumped in because our courts have actually banned the execution of people with intellectual disabilities. So I went to the trial judge and said, he's intellectually disabled, you can't execute him. But the trial judge again said, too late, somebody should have filed that motion years ago.

The appellate court said too late. The federal court said too late. And I did the hardest thing I have to do, which is to pick up the phone and talk to this man. I said, I'm so sorry, but I can't stop this execution. And then he did the thing that I dread. He started to cry. He became very emotional. And he was literally sobbing. on the other end of the phone.

The appellate court said too late. The federal court said too late. And I did the hardest thing I have to do, which is to pick up the phone and talk to this man. I said, I'm so sorry, but I can't stop this execution. And then he did the thing that I dread. He started to cry. He became very emotional. And he was literally sobbing. on the other end of the phone.

The appellate court said too late. The federal court said too late. And I did the hardest thing I have to do, which is to pick up the phone and talk to this man. I said, I'm so sorry, but I can't stop this execution. And then he did the thing that I dread. He started to cry. He became very emotional. And he was literally sobbing. on the other end of the phone.

And I just gave him space and I was holding the phone. And then he said, please don't hang up, Mr. Stevenson. There's something I want to say to you. I said, of course. And then he tried to say something to me. But in addition to being intellectually disabled, when he got overwhelmed, when he got distraught and challenged.

And I just gave him space and I was holding the phone. And then he said, please don't hang up, Mr. Stevenson. There's something I want to say to you. I said, of course. And then he tried to say something to me. But in addition to being intellectually disabled, when he got overwhelmed, when he got distraught and challenged.

And I just gave him space and I was holding the phone. And then he said, please don't hang up, Mr. Stevenson. There's something I want to say to you. I said, of course. And then he tried to say something to me. But in addition to being intellectually disabled, when he got overwhelmed, when he got distraught and challenged.

He had a speech impediment and he would really struggle to get his words out. So he began stuttering terribly. He could not get out a single word. And I was standing there holding the phone and tears were literally running down my face. It was so challenging that my mind wandered.

He had a speech impediment and he would really struggle to get his words out. So he began stuttering terribly. He could not get out a single word. And I was standing there holding the phone and tears were literally running down my face. It was so challenging that my mind wandered.

He had a speech impediment and he would really struggle to get his words out. So he began stuttering terribly. He could not get out a single word. And I was standing there holding the phone and tears were literally running down my face. It was so challenging that my mind wandered.

And I remembered when I was a little boy, my mom had taken us to church and I was talking to my friends and there was this little skinny kid I'd never seen before. And I remembered on this night, turning to that kid and saying, hey man, what's your name? And this little boy tried to answer my question, but he also had a speech impediment and he couldn't get his words out and he stuttered terribly.

And I remembered when I was a little boy, my mom had taken us to church and I was talking to my friends and there was this little skinny kid I'd never seen before. And I remembered on this night, turning to that kid and saying, hey man, what's your name? And this little boy tried to answer my question, but he also had a speech impediment and he couldn't get his words out and he stuttered terribly.

And I remembered when I was a little boy, my mom had taken us to church and I was talking to my friends and there was this little skinny kid I'd never seen before. And I remembered on this night, turning to that kid and saying, hey man, what's your name? And this little boy tried to answer my question, but he also had a speech impediment and he couldn't get his words out and he stuttered terribly.

And then I remembered that I did something really ignorant when that little boy couldn't get his words out right. I laughed and my mother saw me laughing and she gave me this look I'd never seen before. And she came over and grabbed me by the arm and pulled me aside. She said, Brian, don't you ever laugh at somebody because they can't get their words out right.

And then I remembered that I did something really ignorant when that little boy couldn't get his words out right. I laughed and my mother saw me laughing and she gave me this look I'd never seen before. And she came over and grabbed me by the arm and pulled me aside. She said, Brian, don't you ever laugh at somebody because they can't get their words out right.

And then I remembered that I did something really ignorant when that little boy couldn't get his words out right. I laughed and my mother saw me laughing and she gave me this look I'd never seen before. And she came over and grabbed me by the arm and pulled me aside. She said, Brian, don't you ever laugh at somebody because they can't get their words out right.

And even at 10, I was a little bit of a young lawyer. And I was like, mom, I wasn't laughing. I couldn't hear. There were lights going on. There were things happening all around me. My mother said, no, Brian, you know better than that. And then she looked at me. She said, now you go back over there and you tell that little boy you're sorry. I said, okay.

And even at 10, I was a little bit of a young lawyer. And I was like, mom, I wasn't laughing. I couldn't hear. There were lights going on. There were things happening all around me. My mother said, no, Brian, you know better than that. And then she looked at me. She said, now you go back over there and you tell that little boy you're sorry. I said, okay.

And even at 10, I was a little bit of a young lawyer. And I was like, mom, I wasn't laughing. I couldn't hear. There were lights going on. There were things happening all around me. My mother said, no, Brian, you know better than that. And then she looked at me. She said, now you go back over there and you tell that little boy you're sorry. I said, okay.