High Court Death Penalty Ruling Retroactive
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today that the Supreme Court's decision in Atkins v. Virginia (June 20, 2002) banning the execution of the mentally retarded is retroactive.
The case is Hill v. Anderson, No. 99-4317, --- F.3d ----, 2002 WL 1836589. Here is the link for a free copy from the Sixth Circuit website.
Thanks to Chris Adams, NACDL Death Penalty Resource Counsel at the Southern Center for Human Rights for the alert.
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