Kinder, gentler, and more capricious: The death penalty after Atkins v. Virginia

This note examines the current state of death penalty jurisprudence after the Supreme Court's ruling in Atkins v. Virginia. It concludes that there is no basis for the Court's recent attempt to exempt entire classes from the death penalty, and shows that such exemptions violate the tenets...

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Veröffentlicht in:	St. John's law review 2003-01, Vol.77 (1), p.123
1. Verfasser:	Romano, John F
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aggravating circumstances Capital punishment Constitutional law Crime Criminal sentences Evidence Intellectual disabilities Jurisprudence State court decisions Supreme Court decisions
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