Evidence, please, that Butch Burroughs was “mentally challenged”.
'Mentally challenged'
Mr Ball. Where did you go to school?
Mr. BURROUGHS. Well,
I'm going to private school 2 days a week. I stopped going to public school in the ninth grade.Mr. BALL. You quit in the ninth grade?
Mr. BURROUGHS. I stopped in the ninth grade, but I'm going to private school 2 days a week over in Highland Park.
Mr. BALL. You are now?
Mr. BURROUGHS. Yes; I am now.
Mr. BALL. How old are you?
Mr. BURROUGHS. Twenty-two.
Mr. BALL. What have you been doing most of your life what kind of work have you been doing?
Mr. BURROUGHS. I worked at the Texas Theatre and I helped my dad out as an apprentice, he is an electrician.
Mr. BALL. Were you ever in the Army?
Mr. BURROUGHS. No, sir----they tried to get me, but I couldn't pass----
I passed the physical part, but the mental part----I didn't make enough points on the score, so the board sent me a card back and classifying me different.