| In the public interest: intellectual disability, the Supreme Court, and the death penalty. | |
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PMID: 21058775 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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This article deals with a case that recently came before the U.S. Supreme Court. The issues involved whether attorneys provided effective assistance to a person convicted of murder when no mitigating evidence was presented (either strategically or by neglect) to the jury concerning the intellectual disabilities of their client during the death penalty phase of the trial. The Supreme Court had previously ruled that the death penalty for intellectually disabled individuals (mentally retarded) constituted cruel and unusual punishment. In this case the attorneys made a strategic decision not to present possibly mitigating evidence for the death penalty phase. The Supreme Court considered whether the appeals court abdicated its judicial review responsibilities. The results of psychological evaluations are presented, and the decisions of the Supreme Court are discussed. |
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Authors:
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Norman Abeles |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: The American psychologist Volume: 65 ISSN: 1935-990X ISO Abbreviation: Am Psychol Publication Date: 2010 Nov |
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Created Date: 2010-11-09 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0370521 Medline TA: Am Psychol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 743-8 Citation Subset: IM |
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PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved. |
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Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA. abeles@msu.edu |
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