77-15a-101. Intellectually disabled defendant not subject to death penalty -- Defendant with subaverage functioning not subject to death penalty if confession not corroborated. (1) A defendant who is found by the court to be intellectually disabled as defined in Section 77-15a-102 is not subject to the death penalty. (2) A defendant who does not meet the definition of intellectually disabled under Section 77-15a-102 is not subject to the death penalty if: (a) the defendant has significantly subaverage general intellectual functioning that exists concurrently with significant deficiencies in adaptive functioning; (b) the functioning described in Subsection (2)(a) is manifested prior to age 22; and (c) the state intends to introduce into evidence a confession by the defendant which is not supported by substantial evidence independent of the confession.
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