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This case is about the death penalty and what the Supreme Court deems cruel and unusual punishment. Who is allowed to be put to death?
Jones negotiated a deal of life in prison, Atkins was sentenced to death
- The "relationship between mental retardation and the penological purposes served by the death penalty" is the explanation given by the court to classify execution of the mentally retarded as cruel and unusual punishment.
- Although they can know the difference between right and wrong, these deficiencies mean they have a lesser ability to learn from experience, engage in logical reasoning, and understand the reactions of others. This means that inflicting the death penalty on one mentally retarded individual is less likely to deter other mentally retarded individuals from committing crimes.