Supreme Court Overturns Florida's Rigid IQ Cutoff for Death Penalty Eligibility

Supreme Court Overturns Florida's Rigid IQ Cutoff for Death Penalty Eligibility

PBS NewsHour

InläsarePBS NewsHour
Längd4 min
Språken
FörlagNewsHour Productions
ISBN9781987108033

The Supreme Court voted 5-4 to overturn a Florida rule that used an IQ score of 70 as the determining factor in deeming individuals mentally fit for execution. For a closer look at the decision, Judy Woodruff talks to Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal.