Controversial execution of a man with great mental retardation

sioux falls - In the American state of South Dakota, Rodney Berget (56) was executed on Monday by a lethal injection. He received the death penalty after he killed a guard seven years ago in a failed outbreak from a prison. It is the first death sentence since 2012 that is being carried out in this state.

The execution of Berget is controversial. The man would have a great mental retardation. According to a judgment of the Supreme Court, convicts with this condition can not be executed.