A death row inmate's intellectual disability will be assessed in court to determine his eligibility for execution. Gary Sutton is scheduled to appear with his attorneys in a hearing set for October 5-9. The Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals denied a request to halt the hearing, which will feature expert testimony. Sutton was convicted of murder in 1992 and is currently set to be executed on December 3.

His attorneys argue that evidence of intellectual disability raises questions about his original trial. Executing someone with an intellectual disability is prohibited by law.

Further details about the case and the upcoming hearing are available from the source.