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Tennard v. Dretke 542 U.S. 274 (2004) was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court was asked whether evidence of the defendant’s low IQ in a death penalty trial had been adequately presented to the jury for full consideration in the penalty phase of his trial. The Supreme Court held that not considering a defendant’s low IQ would breach his Eighth Amendment rights and constitute a cruel and unusual punishment.