Constitutional Law
Jul. 4, 2002
Thomas' Votes Offer Glimmer Of Hope to Rights Advocates
Forum Column - By Earl Ofari Hutchinson - One thing was lost in the headline news over the U.S. Supreme Court's two landmark decisions barring execution of the mentally retarded and giving juries, not judges, priority right to impose death sentences. See Ring v. Arizona, 2002 DJDAR 7047 (U.S. June 25, 2002); Atkins v. Virginia, 2002 DJDAR 6937 (U.S. June 20, 2002).
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson
One thing was lost in the headline news over the U.S. Supreme Court's two landmark decisions barring execution of the mentally retarded and giving juries, not judges, priority right to impose death senten...
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