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- Title
The Constitutional Importance of Conforming to Accepted Professional Practice in Adjudicating Claims of Intellectual Disability in Capital Cases: A Comment on Hall v. Florida, 134 S. Ct. 1986 (2014).
- Authors
Bonnie, Richard J.
- Abstract
The author reflects on the U.S. Supreme Court decision in the case Hall v. Florida related to the adjudicating claims of intellectual disability and the plaintiff Freddie Lee Hall asked a Florida state court in a post-conviction proceeding to vacate his death sentence. It also mentions the U.S. Supreme Court case Atkins v. Virginia related to the execution of individuals with intellectual disabilities. It also mentions the criteria for the testing of intelligence quotient (IQ).
- Subjects
HALL v. Florida (Supreme Court case); INTELLECTUAL disability laws; CAPITAL punishment sentencing; ATKINS v. Virginia; INTELLIGENCE tests
- Publication
Developments in Mental Health Law, 2015, Vol 34, Issue 2, p9
- ISSN
1063-9977
- Publication type
Opinion