Supreme Court to Hear Cases on Jury Size and Intellectual Disability in Death Penalty
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear cases involving intellectual disability in death-penalty decisions and constitutional limits on the number of jurors.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to take up cases concerning intellectual disability in death sentences and limits on the number of jurors. The cases will determine how disability considerations affect capital punishment and what constitutional limits, if any, apply to juror counts in trials.