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The Eighth Amendment

"Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted"

  • Atkins had an IQ of 59 making him mildly mentally retarded
  • Virginia Supreme Court stated that execution of person's with mental retardation did not violate the eighth amendment
  • In a six-to-three decision the U.S Supreme Court reversed Virginia's decision

Supreme Court Ruling

  • Both men were arrested
  • Executing people with intellectual disabilities violates the eighth amendment ban on cruel and unusual punishment
  • Jones version was more coherent & credible
  • Atkins was convicted of capital murder
  • Daryl Atkins & William Jones abducted U.S airman Eric Nesbitt
  • Drove him to a nearby ATM
  • Shot him 8 times, killing him

Atkins v. Virginia

2002

Daryl Renard Atkins

Housed in a Virginia Federal Prison

References

Murderpedia. (2002). http://murderpedia.org/male.A/a/atkins-daryl.htm

U.S. Constitution Eighth Amendment. (n.d.) https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/eighth_amendment

AP Archive. (2015, Jul 21). Court Ruling on Execution of Mentally Retarded.

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