An Atkins Hearing Does Not Create Double Jeopardy: Bobby v. Bies
Author: Fred Cohen.
Source: Volume 12, Number 01, May/June 2011 , pp.9-9(1)
< previous article |next article > |return to table of contents
Abstract:
The Court contends that Bies’ retardation was a rather subsidiary matter and certainly was not necessary to the ultimate imposition of the death penalty.Keywords: Bobby v. Bies , 129 S.Ct. 2145, Atkins v. Virginia , 536 U.S. 304, Penry v. Lynaugh, 492 U.S. 302
Affiliations:
1: Executive Editor.