Atkins v. Virginia
The landmark U.S. Supreme Court case of Atkins v. Virginia originated from an August 1996 crime in which Daryl Atkins and an accomplice robbed, kidnapped, and murdered a local airman. A central element during the subsequent trial was the testimony of a clinical psychologist, who evaluated Atkins and stated that his IQ score was 59—substantially below the mean IQ score of 100. Based on this assessment, the psychologist concluded that Atkins possessed an intellectual disability.
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