title: Shifting Diagnostic Systems for Defining Intellectual Disability in Death Penalty Cases: Hall vs. Florida.
abstract: The case of Hall vs. Florida tested Florida's so called "bright line rule" in determining intellectual disability in capital cases. The Supreme Court Decision reflects a more general trend from categorical to dimensional approaches in psychiatric diagnostic systems.
authors: Emory University, 201 Dowman Drive, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.
authors: Mina
authors: M
authors: Mukherjee
authors: Alexander
authors: A
authors: Westphal
mesh_terms: D002203:Capital Punishment / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005431:Florida; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007361:Intelligence Tests; D035521:Supreme Court Decisions; D014481:United States