A Tale of Two (and Possibly Three) Atkins: Intellectual Disability and Capital Punishment Twelve Years after The Supreme Court's Creation of a Categorical Bar

Authors

John H. Blume, Cornell Law SchoolFollow
Sheri Lynn Johnson, Cornell Law SchoolFollow
Paul Marcus, William & Mary Law School
Emily C. Paavola, Death Penalty Resource and Defense Center, Columbia, South Carolina

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-2014

Keywords

Atkins v. Virginia, Capital punishment, Death penalty, Intellectually disabled defendants

Disciplines

Constitutional Law | Criminal Law

Abstract

This article examines empirically the capital cases decided by the lower courts since the United States Supreme Court created the categorical ban against the execution of persons with intellectual disability twelve years ago in the Atkins decision.

Recommended Citation

John H. Blume, Sheri Lynn Johnson, Paul Marcus, and Emily Paavola, "A Tale of Two (and Possibly Three) Atkins: Intellectual Disability and Capital Punishment Twelve Years After the Supreme Court’s Creation of a Categorical Bar", 23 William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal 393 (2014)