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August 14, 2007
 State of Tennessee v. Danny Strode
The Tennessee Supreme Court ruled that a defendant in a capital murder
case who began to show symptoms comparable with mental retardation after
the age of 18 is not protected from execution. The court ruled that the
defendant in State of Tennessee v. Danny Strode, who scored 69 on an IQ
test at age 23 does not fit the definition of a person with mental
retardation.
The Tennessee criminal code defines mental retardation as a
condition in which an individual meets the following three requirements:
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A score of 70 or below on an IQ test
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Demonstration of deficits in adaptive behavior
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Symptoms that first manifest during the developmental period, or by
eighteen years of age
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