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In '''''Ford v. Wainwright''''', 477 U.S. 399, 409-410 (1986), the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] held that:
In '''''Ford v. Wainwright''''', 477 U.S. 399, 409-410 (1986), the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] held that:
:"The Eighth Amendment prohibits a State from car-rying out a sentence of death upon a prisoner who is insane."
:"The Eighth Amendment prohibits a State from carrying out a sentence of death upon a prisoner who is insane."
This prohibition applies despite a prisoner's earlier competency to be held responsible for committing a crime and to be tried for it. The Court held that prior findings of competency do not foreclose a prisoner from proving he is incompetent to be executed because of his present mental condition.
This prohibition applies despite a prisoner's earlier competency to be held responsible for committing a crime and to be tried for it. The Court held that prior findings of competency do not foreclose a prisoner from proving he is incompetent to be executed because of his present mental condition.