Add to ORKGIn its 2002 decision in Atkins v. Virginia, the United States Supreme Court held that the Eighth Amendment\u27s prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment precludes the execution of mentally retarded offender[s]. Despite the apparent brightline clarity of an absolute ban on the execution of mentally retarded offenders, the determination of which offenders fall within the protected group is deceivingly complex. The meanings of the concepts of mental retardation, intelligence, and adaptive behavior are-like the standards of decency guiding the Court-continually evolving, and are subjects of ongoing reevaluation and debate. Given what is at stake in Atkins assessments, lawmakers, jurists, practitioners, and others must confront...
In Atkins v. Virginia, the U.S. Supreme Court voted six to three to bar further use of the death pen...
The intersection of intellectual disability and the death penalty is now clearly established. Both u...
In holding that the execution of mentally retarded offenders is cruel and unusual punishment,\u27 t...
In its 2002 decision in Atkins v. Virginia, the United States Supreme Court held that the Eighth Ame...
Our goal in this paper is to assist state courts and legislatures as they try to carry out the task ...
In Atkins vs. Virginia, the Supreme Court declared that evolving standards of decency and the Eighth...
Under Atkins v. Virginia, the Eighth Amendment exempts from execution individuals who meet the clini...
In 2002, for the first time, in Atkins v. Virginia, 536 U.S. 304 (2002), the United States Supreme C...
In 2002, the United States Supreme Court decided the case of Atkins v. Virginia. In Atkins, the Cour...
This Article examines the correlation between the Court\u27s perception and its resolution of the co...
The 2003 United States Supreme Court decision Atkins v. Virginia provides a unique opportunity to di...
This article examines the Court’s categorical exclusion of mentally retarded defendants from executi...
This article provides a psychiatric perspective on the problems Atkins raises for courts that handle...
In Atkins v. Virginia , the U.S. Supreme Court held that people with mental retardation may not be ...
In Atkins v. Virginia (2002), the Supreme Court found persons with mental retardation (MR), or intel...
In Atkins v. Virginia, the U.S. Supreme Court voted six to three to bar further use of the death pen...
The intersection of intellectual disability and the death penalty is now clearly established. Both u...
In holding that the execution of mentally retarded offenders is cruel and unusual punishment,\u27 t...
In its 2002 decision in Atkins v. Virginia, the United States Supreme Court held that the Eighth Ame...
Our goal in this paper is to assist state courts and legislatures as they try to carry out the task ...
In Atkins vs. Virginia, the Supreme Court declared that evolving standards of decency and the Eighth...
Under Atkins v. Virginia, the Eighth Amendment exempts from execution individuals who meet the clini...
In 2002, for the first time, in Atkins v. Virginia, 536 U.S. 304 (2002), the United States Supreme C...
In 2002, the United States Supreme Court decided the case of Atkins v. Virginia. In Atkins, the Cour...
This Article examines the correlation between the Court\u27s perception and its resolution of the co...
The 2003 United States Supreme Court decision Atkins v. Virginia provides a unique opportunity to di...
This article examines the Court’s categorical exclusion of mentally retarded defendants from executi...
This article provides a psychiatric perspective on the problems Atkins raises for courts that handle...
In Atkins v. Virginia , the U.S. Supreme Court held that people with mental retardation may not be ...
In Atkins v. Virginia (2002), the Supreme Court found persons with mental retardation (MR), or intel...
In Atkins v. Virginia, the U.S. Supreme Court voted six to three to bar further use of the death pen...
The intersection of intellectual disability and the death penalty is now clearly established. Both u...
In holding that the execution of mentally retarded offenders is cruel and unusual punishment,\u27 t...