Legal Opinion
United States v. Hardy
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided April 10, 2008No. Criminal Action 94-381PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND REASONS
HELEN G. BERRIGAN, District Judge.
On February 29, 2008, defendant Paul Hardy (“Hardy”) filed a notice under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 12.2(b), alleging that he is mentally retarded and thereby exempt from capital punishment under 18 U.S.C. § 3596(c) and Atkins v. Virginia, 536 U.S. 304, 122 S.Ct. 2242, 153 L.Ed.2d 335 (2002). Rec. Doc. 1769. He requests a pretrial determination of his mental retardation, using the definition established by the American Association on Mental Retardation (AAMR), and also seeks certain limitations on the government expert examination,…
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- Ring v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Eddings v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Atkins v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Woodson v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by2 opinions
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