Supreme Court Weighs Intellectual Disability in Death Penalty

The Supreme Court is considering a case that could reshape how intellectual disability is determined in capital punishment cases, focusing on Joseph Clifton Smith, a death row inmate in Alabama. Smiths lawyers argue he is intellectually disabled, while Alabama and other states seek to narrow the definition, potentially impacting numerous death row inmates. DNN | The Daily News Now! The world’s first global local news network. Every city. Every story. AI powered. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.