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New page: In ''Atkins v. Virginia'', 536 U.S. 304 (2002), the U.S. Supreme Court prohibited the death penalty for defendants having low IQ scores. Justice John Paul Stevens relied o...
In ''Atkins v. Virginia'', 536 U.S. 304 (2002), the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] prohibited the [[death penalty]] for defendants having low [[IQ]] scores. Justice [[John Paul Stevens]] relied on an [[amicus brief]] from the [[European Union]] to reinterpret the [[Eighth Amendment]] in this manner:
:"within the world community, the imposition of the [[death penalty]] for crimes committed by mentally retarded offenders is overwhelmingly disapproved."
Justice [[Antonin Scalia]], in dissent, observed:
:"The views of other nations cannot be imposed upon Americans."
[[category:United States Supreme Court Cases]]
[[category:Eighth Amendment]]
:"within the world community, the imposition of the [[death penalty]] for crimes committed by mentally retarded offenders is overwhelmingly disapproved."
Justice [[Antonin Scalia]], in dissent, observed:
:"The views of other nations cannot be imposed upon Americans."
[[category:United States Supreme Court Cases]]
[[category:Eighth Amendment]]