To: The Great Yazoo
Court bars executing retarded
In a landmark 6-to-3 decision, the US Supreme Court Thursday declared a constitutional prohibition on imposing capital punishment on convicted murderers and other capital defendants who are deemed to be mentally retarded. The court ruled that such death sentences amounted to a form of cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment.
15 posted on
03/23/2005 10:45:03 AM PST by
MamaLucci
(Libs, want answers on 911? Ask Clinton why he met with Monica more than with his CIA director.)
To: MamaLucci
How Clintonian. It all depends on the meaning of the word, "retarded."
(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".) 17 posted on
03/23/2005 10:47:31 AM PST by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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