ACLU of Florida Responds to U.S. Supreme Court Striking Down Florida Law Setting Strict I.Q. Limit for Executions

MIAMI–(ENEWSPF)–May 27, 2014.  Today, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision striking down a Florida law that set strict criteria based on IQ test scores to determine a defendant’s eligibility for the death penalty.

Howard Simon, Executive Director of the ACLU of Florida, responded to the decision with the following statement:

“No one should be surprised that the U.S. Supreme Court will not permit the Florida legislature to impose the death penalty contrary to…