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To: greatdefender
A 2002 Florida law prohibits the execution of anybody with an IQ below 70.

Apparently, this does not prevent graduation from law school or being seated as a judge.

2 posted on 01/05/2010 12:31:11 PM PST by AmishDude
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To: AmishDude

The Florida statute was prompted by US Supreme Court decisions that forbid the execution of the mentally retarded. If not for the statute, Florida’s death penalty law would be more readily subject to challenge as unconstitutional.


15 posted on 01/05/2010 2:03:40 PM PST by Rockingham
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