A man convicted of murdering a brother and sister in Blount and Sevier counties in 1992 is awaiting a mental evaluation that ...
Decades ago, the Supreme Court said inmates who are intellectually disabled can't be executed. Now, it weighs the use of IQ tests in close calls.
As Melvin Trotter faces execution today for a 1986 killing in Florida, his attorneys argue his intellectual disability has been long-documented.
United States Attorney Russ Ferguson said a couple from South Carolina has been sentenced for cyberstalking a vulnerable fast-food employee in North Carolina.
Melvin Trotter was executed for the 1986 murder of Virgie Langford in Palmetto, Florida. His attorneys argue he was intellectually disabled, citing early school records and IQ tests. Courts have ...
Early-onset neonatal infection is linked to higher risks for intellectual disability and special educational needs during childhood, with meningitis carrying a higher risk than sepsis.