...introduce at trial evidence of mental incompetency and mental retardation. At a hearing earlier this month, the defense...separately. The defense has the burden of proving mental retardation beyond a reasonable doubt and proving incompetency...
...defendants who want to argue mental retardation to avoid the death penalty...to the states to decide how mental retardation should be determined. Georgia...standard of evidence for proving mental retardation, comparing it to insanity...
...of a mentally retarded offender who, by presenting evidence that virtually guarantees that he can establish his mental retardation, is able to satisfy even the preposterous burden of proof Georgia demands."
...retardation ATLANTA -A narrowly divided Georgia Supreme Court decided Monday that defendants who want to argue mental retardation to avoid the death penalty must prove their mental deficiency beyond a reasonable doubt. The U.S. Supreme Court...
...of the Southeast Coastal Regional Mental Health/Mental Retardation/Substance Abuse Board. It is a 22-member citizen...An official with the Division of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse at the Department of Human Resources...
...the Georgia Supreme Court on Monday that proving mental retardation was made too difficult by the crime details that...issue that was supposed to be before the jury was mental retardation," Mr. Alexion said, adding that details of the...
...450,000 at Community Mental Health Center. The Region 12 board of the Georgia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse, which oversees mental-health services in the area, voted Thursday to look into questions...
...abused by some of the employees hired to help them. Workers at the Northeast Georgia Center for Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse are accused of selling to retarded or severely handicapped people at least 20 life insurance...
...center's board said he was caught completely off guard by the actions of the Region 12 Board for Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse. The two boards plan to meet to discuss it. Citing 1999 and 2000 audits of the center that...
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