01-07-2015 | Letter to the Editor | Uitgave 7/2015
Shifting Diagnostic Systems for Defining Intellectual Disability in Death Penalty Cases: Hall vs. Florida
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- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > Uitgave 7/2015
Abstract
The case of Hall vs. Florida tested Florida’s so called “bright line rule” in determining intellectual disability in capital cases. The Supreme Court Decision reflects a more general trend from categorical to dimensional approaches in psychiatric diagnostic systems.