Executing the Mentally Retarded

Is executing the mentally retarded Unconstitutional? Is sentencing execution upon a mentally retarded individual unconstitutional? This is a question that has recently been answered by the United States Supreme Court. According to Justice John Paul Stevens executing the mentally retarded is unconstitutional. These issues were stemmed from a recent trial in Virginia that dealt with a mentally retarded male who was sentenced to death. There are conflicting opinions on this issue, that have to do …

…death penalty are very complicated and bring out the moral and political views of citizens, justices, and the government. The United States Supreme Court has recently deemed executing the mentally retarded unconstitutional. With the monumental Atkins V. Virginia case there are countless debated whether the Supreme Court made the accurate decision. This is an issue that will probably never be proven, but either way there will always be evidence supporting both sides of the argument.