Atkins v. Virginia
122 S. Ct. 29
SCOTUS2001Check TreatmentSup. Ct. Va. [Certiorari granted, 533 U. S. 976.] Order entered September 25, 2001, is amended as follows: Motion for leave to proceed in forma pau-peris granted. Certiorari granted limited to the following question: “Whether the execution of mentally retarded individuals convicted of capital crimes violates the Eighth Amendment?”