Supreme Court dismisses case on using multiple IQ scores to avoid death penalty
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a case about whether multiple IQ scores can be used to establish intellectual disability and avoid the death penalty.
The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed a case Thursday that questioned whether a criminal defendant may rely on multiple IQ scores to demonstrate intellectual disability and avoid capital punishment. The dispute centered on how courts should treat differing IQ test results when determining eligibility for the death penalty.