At 10 a.m. next Monday, the Supreme Court will hold one hour of oral argument on the authority of states to define mental handicap in determining eligibility for a death sentence. In Hall v. Florida, ...

This past Wednesday, Texas executed a mentally handicapped individual named Yokamon Hearn who had been convicted of car jacking and murder. The state of Georgia could likely do the same on Monday.

Woman and co-conspirators will face a first of its kind hate crime prosecution. Jan. 23, 2013 — -- A Philadelphia woman and four others face a first of its kind hate crimes prosecution for ...

The jig is up for a Lexington man who pretends to be mentally handicapped to solicit donations from strangers. Police released photos of Gary Hank Thompson, 30, Monday and asked residents to be on the ...

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In a message to the participants in an international symposium on the "Dignity and Rights of the Mentally Handicapped", Pope John Paul II defends right of the mentally handicapped to love and be loved ...

In this paper we compare philosophical and contemporary psychological approaches to mental handicap. Careful comparison between the disciplines reveals major differences and indicates that much ...

A Florida school principal was taken into custody on Thursday and accused of stealing nearly $1,000 from a mentally handicapped 9-year-old student, authorities said. Edward John Abernathy, 50, the ...

A truly horrible scam pulled by a Texas man, who pretends to be mentally and physically handicapped and earns up to $100,000 a year begging, has been revealed by Lex18.com. “I appreciate you guys ...

SEBASTIAN, Fla. (CBS12) — “My feelings inside of me are pain and a lot of hurt,” said Robert Blanchard. His mentally handicapped daughter says she’s been sexually assaulted by her caregiver for years.

Researchers have discovered a new explanation for differences in the severity of mental illness in males. The more excess copies of a certain gene, the more serious the handicap. The genetic defect is ...