Hall v. Florida
E576852
Hall v. Florida is a 2014 U.S. Supreme Court decision that limited states’ ability to impose strict IQ cutoffs when determining intellectual disability in capital cases, thereby refining the application of the Eighth Amendment’s ban on executing individuals with intellectual disabilities.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eighth Amendment case
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United States Supreme Court case ⓘ capital punishment case ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
capital sentencing
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defendants with possible intellectual disability ⓘ |
| aroseInJurisdiction | Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clarifiesPrecedent | Atkins v. Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concernsTopic |
Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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IQ score cutoffs ⓘ clinical standards for intellectual disability ⓘ cruel and unusual punishments ⓘ death penalty eligibility ⓘ intellectual disability in capital cases ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted | U.S. Const. amend. VIII ⓘ |
| decisionType | 5–4 decision ⓘ |
| effectOnLaw | limited state discretion in defining intellectual disability for death penalty purposes ⓘ |
| followsPrecedent | Atkins v. Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCitation |
134 S. Ct. 1986
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188 L. Ed. 2d 1007 ⓘ 572 U.S. 701 ⓘ |
| hasCourt | Supreme Court of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDecisionDate | May 27, 2014 ⓘ |
| hasDissentingJustice |
Antonin Scalia
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Clarence Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ John G. Roberts Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel A. Alito Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDissentingOpinionBy | Samuel A. Alito Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDocketNumber | No. 12-10882 ⓘ |
| hasMajorityJustices |
Anthony M. Kennedy
NERFINISHED
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Elena Kagan NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruth Bader Ginsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonia Sotomayor NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen G. Breyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorityOpinionBy | Anthony M. Kennedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPetitioner | Freddie Lee Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRespondent | State of Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| holds |
Courts must consider adaptive functioning evidence when determining intellectual disability for death penalty purposes
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States may not use a rigid IQ score cutoff to deny further inquiry into intellectual disability in capital cases ⓘ The Eighth Amendment requires consideration of the standard error of measurement in IQ testing ⓘ |
| interprets | Eighth Amendment prohibition on cruel and unusual punishments ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | Florida Supreme Court judgment reviewing Freddie Lee Hall’s death sentence ⓘ |
| overrulesOrLimits | strict IQ cutoff rules for intellectual disability in Florida ⓘ |
| prohibits | treating an IQ score of 70 as a strict cutoff barring evidence of intellectual disability ⓘ |
| relatedCase |
Atkins v. Virginia
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Moore v. Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires | States to align intellectual disability determinations with prevailing medical standards ⓘ |
| standardAnnounced | IQ scores must be interpreted as a range rather than a fixed number in capital cases ⓘ |
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