OH Supreme Court Reverses Death Penalty Case
(Via TalkLeft.)
Clifton White will not be executed. The Ohio Supreme Court today ruled a judge erred in substituting his opinion for that of experts as to whether White was mentally retarded. Case synopis here and the full opinion is here. (pdf).
In 2002, the Supreme Court in Atkins v. Virginia banned execution for the mentally retarded [...]
Written on April 9, 2008 | Posted in The Judiciary | Leave a comment
