he was tested. and the state department of special needs finds that edward lee elmore is mentally retarded. elmore s death sentence was commuted to life in prison. after nearly 28 years, elmore was finally leaving death row. [ screaming ] sorry, that s exactly what i did. i get mr. elmore on the phone. i say hey, you re going to be leaving death row. i m not going to die? no, well, not there. elmore s life had been spared. but diana hadn t fought for years to see elmore die behind bars. her team had one last hope to get him a new trial. the u.s. 4th circuit court of appeals would be the highest court ever to hear elmore s case. the 4th circuit has the reputation of being the most conservative federal appellate court in the country.
course, the u.s. supreme court ruled executing mentally disabled criminals is unconstitutional. the question was whether elmore was in fact mentally disabled. he was tested. and the state department of special needs finds that edward lee elmore is mentally retarded. elmore s death sentence was commuted to life in prison. after nearly 28 years, elmore was finally leaving death row. [ screaming ] sorry, that s exactly what i did. i get mr. elmore on the phone. i say hey, you re going to be leaving death row. i m not going to die? no, well, not there. elmore s life had been spared. but diana hadn t fought for years to see elmore die behind bars. her team had one last hope to get him a new trial. the u.s. 4th circuit court of appeals would be the highest court ever to hear elmore s case.
opportunity. in a stunning reversal, of course, the u.s. supreme court ruled executing mentally disabled criminals is unconstitutional. the question was whether elmore was in fact mentally disabled. he was tested. and the state department of special needs finds that edward lee elmore is mentally retarded. elmore s death sentence was commuted to life in prison. after nearly 28 years, elmore was finally leaving death row. sorry, that s exactly what i did. i get mr. elmore on the phone. i say hey, you re going to be leaving death row. i m not going to die? no, well, not there. elmore s life had been spared. but diana hadn t fought for years to see elmore die behind bars. her team had one last hope to get him a new trial. the u.s. fourth circuit court of
tragedy. trying to get away from the paparazzi. trying to learn from lessons of the past and looking forward to seeing what the future holds. reporter: will this time be different? april 29th, 2011, westminster abbey, the location of the much anticipated wedding of prince william and catherine middleton. ironically, it was this abbey where his mother, princess diana, was laid to rest in 1997. and in the years between that memorial and this celebration, the legacy of diana and the tragedy of her life were critical in prince william s journey to the altar. i think she s probably never far from his mind. i think he thinks about her every day. jules knight says he s been friends with prince william for more than a decade. did he give any inklings about the relationship that he had with his mother? i think it was evident to everybody that they were incredibly close. he s mentioned on a number of occasions that she was never far from his mind. when you re going through
reporter: all haunted by memories of a fairy tale turned tragedy. trying to get away from the paparazzi. trying to learn from lessons of the past and looking forward to seeing what the future holds. reporter: will this time be different? april 29th, 2011, westminster abbey, the location of the much anticipated wedding of prince william and catherine middleton. ironically, it was this abbey where his mother, princess diana, was laid to rest in 1997. and in the years between that memorial and this celebration, the legacy of diana and the tragedy of her life were critical in prince william s journey to the altar. i think she s probably never far from his mind. i think he thinks about her every day. jules knight says he s been friends with prince william for more than a decade. did he give any inklings about the relationship that he had with his mother? i think it was evident to everybody that they were incredibly close. he s mentioned on a number of occasions that