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Calnen, Terrence; Blackman, Leonard S. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1992
This paper responds to a court brief of amici curiae asserting that mental retardation reduces culpability in capital offenses. The paper argues that the position makes unwarranted categorical assumptions about mental retardation, fails to consider individualized and situation-specific determinants of culpability, and undermines respect and value…
Descriptors: Accountability, Capital Punishment, Court Litigation, Criminal Law
