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- Title
A TALE OF TWO (AND POSSIBLY THREE) ATKINS: INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY AND CAPITAL PUNISHMENT TWELVE YEARS AFTER THE SUPREME COURT'S CREATION OF A CATEGORICAL BAR.
- Authors
Blume, John H.; Johnson, Sheri Lynn; Marcus, Paul; Paavola, Emily
- Abstract
The article focuses on the legislative developments that took place in cases associated with capital punishment of people with mental disabilities and references the U.S. Supreme Court case Atkins v. Virginia. Topics discussed include exemption from capital punishment for death row inmates with mental disabilities, risk of wrongful execution of mentally disabled people due to false confession, and judicial opinion on cases of capital punishment for mentally disabled people.
- Subjects
UNITED States; CAPITAL punishment of offenders with intellectual disabilities; ATKINS v. Virginia; DEATH row inmates; PEOPLE with intellectual disabilities; FALSE confession; JUDICIAL opinions; CAPITAL punishment; MENTAL health laws
- Publication
William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal, 2014, Vol 23, Issue 2, p393
- ISSN
1065-8254
- Publication type
Article