Supreme Court mulls intellectual disability limits in death penalty cases 

Dec 10, 2025 - 15:00
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Supreme Court mulls intellectual disability limits in death penalty cases 
The Supreme Court on Wednesday will grapple with where the line should be drawn on intellectual disability in imposing a death sentence in a case that could make it harder for convicted killers to evade execution if their IQ falls short of certain standards.  The justices are set to clarify how multiple IQ scores should be evaluated in cases like Joseph Clifton Smith’s.   Smith was…