Mental competency for capital defendants ruling [US SC] News
Mental competency for capital defendants ruling [US SC]

Bobby v. Bies, US Supreme Court, June 1, 2009 [ruling unanimously that a post-conviction hearing to determine the mental competency of a capital defendant convicted before the Court's 2002 ruling in Atkins v. Virginia, which prohibits the execution of mentally retarded persons, does not violate the Double Jeopardy clause of the US Constitution]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.


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