Atkins v. Virginia, 536 U.S. 304 (2002) - Justia US Supreme Court …
WEBPetitioner Atkins was convicted of capital murder and related crimes by a Virginia jury and sentenced to death. Affirming, the Virginia Supreme Court relied on Penry v. Lynaugh, 492 U. S. 302, in rejecting Atkins' contention that he could not be sentenced to death because he is mentally retarded.
Atkins v. Virginia | Oyez
WEBFeb 20, 2002 · Daryl Renard Atkins was convicted of abduction, armed robbery, and capital murder. In the penalty phase of Atkins' trial, the defense relied on one witness, a forensic psychologist, who testified that Atkins was mildly mentally disabled (or "mentally retarded" in the vernacular of the day).
Atkins v. Virginia - Wikipedia
WEBAtkins v. Virginia, 536 U.S. 304 (2002), is a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States ruled 6–3 that executing people with intellectual disabilities violates the Eighth Amendment's ban on cruel and unusual punishments, but that states can define who has an intellectual disability. [1]
Atkins v. Virginia - Case Summary and Case Brief - Legal Dictionary
WEBMay 3, 2017 · Case summary for Atkins v. Virginia: Daryl Atkins has an IQ of 59 and was sentenced to death for robbing and murdering a man at gun point. Atkins appealed his death sentence to the United States Supreme Court, …
ATKINS v. VIRGINIA - LII / Legal Information Institute
WEBFeb 20, 2002 · Petitioner Atkins was convicted of capital murder and related crimes by a Virginia jury and sentenced to death. Affirming, the Virginia Supreme Court relied on Penry v. Lynaugh, 492 U.S. 302, in rejecting Atkins’ contention that he could not be sentenced to death because he is mentally retarded.
Atkins v. Virginia - Capital Punishment in Context
WEBAtkins v. Virgina. 536 U.S. 304 (2002) Facts and Procedural History: Petitioner was convicted of abduction, armed robbery, and capital murder. In the penalty stage, a forensic psychologist who had evaluated Atkins before trial concluded that he …
Atkins v. Virginia - American Psychological Association (APA)
WEBHowever, the Court agreed to address the issue in Atkins v. Virginia. Atkins was convicted of capital murder and related crimes by a Virginia jury and sentenced to death. Atkins' attorneys claim he is mildly retarded, with an IQ of 59.
Supreme Court Bars Executing the Mentally Retarded
WEBJun 20, 2002 · The 6-to-3 ruling not only spared the life of Daryl R. Atkins, a Virginia inmate, at least for now, but could save scores of other death-row prisoners in the 20 states that still allow the...
Atkins v. Virginia | Case Brief for Law Students | Casebriefs
WEBAtkins Daryl (D) was sentenced to death for shooting a patron of an automated teller machine and for robbery, after he was found guilty of abduction, capital murder and armed robbery. A verdict of “mildly mentally retarded” pertaining to the health of Atkins (D), was given by a forensic psychologist.
Atkins v. Virginia - Quimbee
WEBDaryl Renard Atkins (defendant) and William Jones, who was armed with a semiautomatic handgun, abducted Eric Nesbitt, robbed him of his money and then drove him to an automated teller machine where the pair forced Nesbitt to withdraw additional cash.
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