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Supreme Court hears death penalty case on intellectual disability

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments on Wednesday in a case that could make it more challenging for convicted murderers to avoid execution by claiming intellectual disability. The case ...
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Lawyer breaks down Gary Sutton’s intellectual disability claim ahead of execution

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A man convicted of murdering a brother and sister in Blount and Sevier counties in 1992 is awaiting a mental evaluation that could take him off of death row ahead of his ...
The Ledger

Lawyers spar over intellectual disability in sentencing of murderer Marcelle Waldon

The prosecution in Marcelle Jerrill Waldon's death-penalty case will be allowed an expert to counter defense claims that Waldon suffers an intellectual disability and is therefore ineligible for a ...
The Ledger

Judge denies intellectual disability defense for convicted Lakeland murderer Marcelle Waldon

A Florida judge ruled that convicted double murderer Marcelle Waldon remains eligible for the death penalty. The ruling found Waldon did not meet the legal criteria for an intellectual disability, ...
Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Florida carries out execution amid dispute over intellectual disability

Melvin Trotter was executed for the 1986 murder of Virgie Langford in Palmetto, Florida. His attorneys argue he was intellectually disabled, citing early school records and IQ tests. Courts have ...