Legal Opinion
Centeno v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 25, 2004No. B170615PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
GRIGNON, Acting P. J.
Petitioner and defendant Walter Centeno has been charged with special circumstance murder and the prosecution is seeking the death penalty. Defendant claims he is mentally retarded. In Atkins v. Virginia (2002) 536 U.S. 304, 319-321 [153 L.Ed.2d 335, 122 S.Ct. 2242], the United States Supreme Court held that execution of a mentally retarded person constitutes cruel and unusual punishment under the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The United States Supreme Court left to the states the proper procedures for effectuating its holding. Prior to the…
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