An attempt to provide understandable and up-to-date information regarding intelligence testing, intelligence theories, personal competence, adaptive behavior and intellectual disability (mental retardation) as they relate to death penalty (capital punishment) issues. A particular focus will be on psychological measurement, statistical and psychometric issues.
Thursday, July 12, 2018
Court decision: Moore v Texas (2018) after SCOTUS vacated decison based on Briseno AB standards
I'm a bit behind in posting information regarding recent Atkins-related court decisions.
Despite SCOTUS recently vacating Moore v Texas based on Texas's Briseno standards not being consistent with prevailing medical and professional standards, Moore was still found to not be ID in the latest decision from Texas. The majority opinion can be found here. The dissenting opinion can be found here.