Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20140303:21:57:00
>> this morning, the supreme court heard of arguments in howell vs. florida a. case that takes up the mental capacity of death row inmates. at issue is whether a state can use the defendant's iq score as the sole basis of determining whether or not he or she should be executed. 12 years ago, at kins vs. virginia ruling. the high court banned the execution of quote mentally retarded defendants. the justices concluded executing the mentally disabled constituted cruel and unusual punishment. it was a violation of the 8g9 amendment at the u.s. constitution. krieshl crucially, that decision left it...
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