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The Problem With How Courts Decide Whether Someone Can Be Executed

Por: Slate Tech October 24, 2022

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Welcome to, a new section from Slate and Arizona State University dedicated to exploring mental health. . In 2007, the Supreme Court case Panetti v. Quarterman set the standard for someone with severe mental illness. Fifteen years later, the state of Texas is still trying to execute the petitioner in that case, Scott Panetti. This week, a federal judge is hearing testimony over whether Panetti meets the standard the Supreme Court outlined in his... + full article



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