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Eleventh Circuit Refuses to Reimpose Death Sentence for Intellectually Disabled Alabama Prisoner

Over two decades ago, in Atkins v. Virginia, 536 U.S. 304 (2002), the Supreme Court of the U.S. (SCOTUS) barred capital punishment for intellectually disabled prisoners—typically those with an IQ of 70 or below. Courts still wrestle with that ruling because IQ tests have a margin of error. That means ...

 

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