Mark Soliz
Mark Soliz, a 37-year-old Hispanic man, was executed by lethal injection by the State of Texas at the Huntsville Unit in Huntsville on September 10, 2019. His lawyers argued up to the end that a diagnosis of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder should bar his execution in the same way as intellectual disability, and state and federal courts rejected that claim. In his final words, he said he had been considering changing his life, that it had taken him 27 years to do so, and that he was at peace.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. His lawyers argued that fetal alcohol spectrum disorder should bar his execution, but state and federal courts rejected the claim.
Reported by: Texas Department of Criminal Justice (the agency that held him); his lawyers; state and federal courts.