In Atkins v. Virginia, 536 U.S. 304 (2002), the Court held that the Cruel and Unusual Punishment Clause of the Eighth Amendment prohibited imposition of the death penalty on defendants with

a. mental retardation
b. schizophrenia
c. terminal illness
d. none of these answers are correct


a

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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A) ?cyberattack B) ?cyberwar C) ?cyberhack D) ?cyberoffense

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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