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Atkins v. Virginia

534 U.S. 809 Court SCOTUS Decision date 2001-10-01 Docket No. 00-8452 English

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No. 00-8452.
Atkins v. Virginia.

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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