Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Stephen Anthony Mobley


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The result was   nomination withdrawn. Discussion on a possible name change for this article should take place on the article's talk page. Lankiveil (speak to me) 11:19, 18 January 2014 (UTC)

Stephen Anthony Mobley

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Just your garden variety executed murderer who fails WP:CRIME. Clarityfiend (talk) 04:21, 10 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Comment There is one unusual fact not mentioned in the article which might provide some notability: at his trial, Mobley's lawyers tried to argue that he had a genetic disposition to violent behaviour. This has been reported in various sources, over a long period of time. I've now mentioned this in the article, including the claim that it is "Perhaps the most widely cited case in which defence lawyers used genetic factors in the defence of their client". But further editing would be good to bring out the importance of the case. --Colapeninsula (talk) 14:37, 10 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Georgia (U.S. state)-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:46, 11 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Crime-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 00:46, 11 January 2014 (UTC)
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 * Keep, The nominator was not incorrect to make this nomination, especially since the article was originally a verbatim copy of a web page at the county prosecutor's office. On looking into 's links, however, it became clear that this subject is definitely notable. I have completely-re-written the article and provided numerous sources that are substantial and reliable.  See the complete list of references.  It is actually impressive to me the breadth of interest in this subject, not only national and international news coverage such as Time and The Independent, but also articles in law review journals and scientific journals and chapters in psychology textbooks.  A lot of fields are interested in the genetic defense argument that Mobley's attorneys raised. --Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 06:22, 18 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Withdraw nomination. Should this be renamed Mobley v. State? Clarityfiend (talk) 07:22, 18 January 2014 (UTC)
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