Supreme Court to hear Alabama appeal in push to execute intellectually disabled man

The Supreme Court will hear an appeal from Alabama in its push to execute a 54-year-old Joseph Clifton Smith. - (Alabama Department of Corrections)

The Supreme Court will hear an appeal from Alabama’s Attorney General’s Office in its push to execute an intellectually disabled man, according to an order released early on Friday.

Joseph Clifton Smith, now 54, was sentenced to death for a decades-old murder — a decision that continues to be challenged in court.