Competency to Be Executed: Supreme Court Review
Author: Fred Cohen.
Source: Volume 08, Number 06, March/April 2007 , pp.88-89(2)
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Abstract:
The Supreme Court reviews Panetti v. Dretke, to clarify the standard for determining when a condemned inmate’s mental illness is so severe as to establish incompetency to be executed.Keywords: Panetti v. Dretke, 48 F.3d 815, Ford v. Wainwright 477 U.S. 399, Jones v. United States, 463 U.S. 354
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1: Executive Editor.