Mental Retardation and Execution: Beyond a Reasonable Doubt an Unconstitutional Standard
Author: Fred Cohen.
Source: Volume 12, Number 05, January/February 2011 , pp.73-73(1)
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Abstract:
Is it unconstitutional for a state require proof beyond a reasonable doubt that an offender is mentally retarded [and thus categorically exempt from the death penalty]?Keywords: Hill v. Schofield 608 F.3d 1272, Atkins v. Virginia , 523 U.S. 304
Affiliations:
1: Executive Editor.