U.N. Investigator Finds Georgia, Texas Executions Unconstitutional
A U.N. human rights investigator calls the execution of Warren Hill by the state of Georgia today and of Yokamon Hearn by the state of Texas unconstitutional because evidence suggests that they suffer from psychosocial disabilities, referencing the U.S. Supreme Court ruling Atkins v. Virginia that bans executing defendents with mental retardation.
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