Why are individuals with intellectual disabilities not allowed to
be sentenced to death?
a
Roper v. Simmons found this sentencing to be
unconstitutional.
b Individuals with intellectual disabilities are only allowed to
be sentenced to death for homicide.
c It is considered cruel and unusual, because by the nature
of their diagnosis, these individuals have a lessened ability
to understand the severity of their crimes.
d They are not over the age of 18, so they cannot
understand the severity of their crimes.
1 answer
c They are considered to have a lessened ability to understand the severity of their crimes.