Hamm v. Smith · ¶155

The Eleventh Circuit fipped this principle of psychology on its head by giving dispositive weight to Smith's lowest score, which was likely “subject to more error” and “less accurate” than the others. Whitaker 126. If anything, the Eleventh Circuit should have given greater weight to Smith's higher scores of 75 and 78, which indicate that At kins does not bar his execution. See Hall, 572 U. S., at 715 (noting that the defendant conceded the validity of a bright- line 75-IQ cutoff for Atkins claims).

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