The Death Penalty, Intellectual Disability, and Warrick Dunn

Published for NC Criminal Law on June 24, 2015.

The United States Supreme Court just decided a capital case about intellectual disability, formerly known as mental retardation. In some ways, it’s an “error correction” case that doesn’t break new doctrinal ground. But it stands out for two reasons. First, it may be indicative of the current Court’s attitude towards the death penalty. And second, ... Read more

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