Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Atkins v. Virginia
534 U.S. 809
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 2001-10-01
- Topic
- capital-markets-and-corporate-governance
Sup. Ct. Va. [Certiorari granted, 533 U. S. 976.] Order entered September 25, 2001, is amended as follows: Motion for leave to proceed in forma pau-peris granted. Certiorari granted limited to the following question: “Whether the execution of mentally retarded individuals convicted of capital crimes violates the Eighth Amendment?”
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Sup. Ct. Va. [Certiorari granted, 533 U. S. 976.] Order entered September 25, 2001, is amended as follows: Motion for leave to proceed in forma pau-peris granted. Certiorari granted limited to the following question: “Whether the execution of mentally retarded individuals convicted of capital crimes violates the Eighth Amendment?”