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    Texas Death Case Tests Standards For Defining Intellectual Disability

    Texas Death Case Tests Standards For Defining Intellectual Disability

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday hears a case that questions intellectual disabilities and the death penalty — specifically, what standards states may use in determining whether a defendant convicted of murder is mentally deficient. In 2002, the justices barred the execution of the intellectually …