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Of Atkins And Men: Deviations From Clinical Definitions Of Mental Retardation In Death Penalty Cases, John H. Blume, Sheri Lynn Johnson, Christopher Seeds
Of Atkins And Men: Deviations From Clinical Definitions Of Mental Retardation In Death Penalty Cases, John H. Blume, Sheri Lynn Johnson, Christopher Seeds
Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy
Under Atkins v. Virginia, the Eighth Amendment exempts from execution individuals who meet the clinical definitions of mental retardation set forth by the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and the American Psychiatric Association. Both define mental retardation as significantly subaverage intellectual functioning accompanied by significant limitations in adaptive functioning, originating before the age of 18. Since Atkins, most jurisdictions have adopted definitions of mental retardation that conform to those definitions. But some states, looking often to stereotypes of persons with mental retardation, apply exclusion criteria that deviate from and are more restrictive than the accepted scientific and clinical …
Mitigating Death, Emily Hughes
Mitigating Death, Emily Hughes
Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy
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An Empirical Analysis Of Habeas Corpus: The Impact Of Teague V. Lane And The Anti-Terrorism And Death Penalty Act On Habeas Petition Success Rates And Judicial Efficiency, Joann Lee
Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy
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The Chair, The Needle, And The Damage Done: What The Electric Chair And The Rebirth Of The Method-Of-Execution Challenge Could Mean For The Future Of The Eighth Amendment, Timothy S. Kearns
The Chair, The Needle, And The Damage Done: What The Electric Chair And The Rebirth Of The Method-Of-Execution Challenge Could Mean For The Future Of The Eighth Amendment, Timothy S. Kearns
Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy
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The Option Not Taken: A Progressive Report On Chapter 154 Of The Anti-Terrorism And Effective Death Penalty Act, Marianne L. Bell
The Option Not Taken: A Progressive Report On Chapter 154 Of The Anti-Terrorism And Effective Death Penalty Act, Marianne L. Bell
Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy
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