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High Court overturns Florida law on death penalty criteria

Clip: 5/27/2014 | 4m 16s

Supreme Court overturns Florida’s rigid IQ cutoff for death penalty eligibility

The Supreme Court voted 5-4 to overturn a Florida rule that used an IQ score of 70 as the determining factor in deeming individuals mentally fit for execution. For a closer look at the decision, Judy Woodruff talks to Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal.

05/27/2014 | Rating NR

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