Federal Appeals Court To Georgia: Go Ahead And Execute An Intellectually Disabled Man

Federal Appeals Court To Georgia: Go Ahead And Execute An Intellectually Disabled Man: pThe Constitution forbids executing intellectually disabled people. As the Supreme Court explained in Atkins v. Virginia, using an unfortunate and antiquated term, “death is not a suitable punishment for a mentally retarded criminal.” Moreover, Georgia death row inmate Warren Lee Hill is intellectually. disabled. At least, that’s what all seven mental health professionals who evaluated [...]/p