In which case did the Supreme Court rule that it violates the Constitution to execute a mentally retarded criminal defendant?

a. Penry v. Lynaugh (1989)
b. Coker v. Georgia (1977)
c. Roper v. Simmons (2005)
d. Atkins v. Virginia (2002)


d

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