Supreme Court to Review Execution of Retarded Supreme Court to Review Execution of Retarded
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court (news - web sites) said on Monday it would decide whether execution of mentally retarded people convicted of capital crimes violated American standards of decency and should be struck down as unconstitutionally cruel and unusual punishment.
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Probably violates standards of INTERNATIONAL and HUMAN decency even if it doesn't end up violating AMERICAN standards. Just my thoughts....