Issues Of Mental Retardation And Cruel & Unusual Punishment At Heart Of 1978 Case The United States Supreme Court heard arguments March 3 in the case of a Florida man who was convicted in 1978 of killing a pregnant woman and a sheriff’s deputy. We first wrote of the case in December. The case involves… more »
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U.S. Supreme Court To Review Florida Murder Case And Death Sentence
When is an IQ low enough for a person to be considered mentally retarded? The United States Supreme Court made a decision in October 2013 to revisit a 2002 ruling in which the justices decided it was cruel and unusual punishment to execute a person who had been determined to be mentally retarded or affected… more »
