Atkins Vs Virginia

Affirming the virginia supreme court relied on penry v.

Atkins vs virginia. Daryl atkins has an iq of 59 and was sentenced to death for robbing and murdering a man at gun point. The background of atkins v. Atkins did not argue before the virginia supreme court that his sentence was disproportionate to penalties imposed for similar crimes in virginia but he did contend that he is mentally retarded and thus cannot be sentenced to death. 302 in rejecting atkins contention that he could not be sentenced to death because he is mentally retarded.

Citation 536 u s 304 2002 brief fact summary. 302 in rejecting atkins contention that he could not be sentenced to death because he is mentally retarded. Petitioner atkins was convicted of capital murder and related crimes by a virginia jury and sentenced to death. Virginia 2002 daryl renard atkins and another individual were convicted of robbing and murdering an individual after abducting him.

Supreme court barred the execution of mentally retarded people ruling that it constituted cruel and unusual punishment prohibited by the eighth amendment. Petitioner atkins was convicted of capital murder and related crimes by a virginia jury and sentenced to death. However the court left to the states to determine the definition of mental retardation. Atkins attorneys claim he is mildly retarded with an iq of 59.

Atkins appealed his death sentence to the united states supreme court claiming it violated the eighth amendment. Case summary for atkins v. In a landmark 6 3 ruling the u s. Petitioner atkins was convicted of capital murder and related crimes by a virginia jury and sentenced to death.

Twelve years later in hall v. Lynaugh 492 u. However the court agreed to address the issue in atkins v. Affirming the virginia supreme court relied on penry v.

Atkins was convicted of capital murder and related crimes by a virginia jury and sentenced to death. He made this contention when he was sentenced to death for committing murder. Id at 386 534 s. 304 2002 is a case in which the supreme court of the united states ruled 6 3 that executing people with intellectual disabilities violates the eighth amendment s ban on cruel and unusual punishments but states can define who has an intellectual disability.

302 in rejecting atkins contention that he could not be sentenced to death because he is mentally retarded.