Intellectual Competence & the Death Penalty: December 2012

Monday, December 31, 2012

Article: Top-Ten Recent SSRN Downloads

Top-Ten Recent SSRN Downloads
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Kevin McGrew, Phd.

Educational Psychologist

Institute for Applied Psychometrics

Director IAP

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Thursday, December 27, 2012

Sarma on Cultural Competence and Capital Jury Selection

Bidish Sarma (University of Califonia, Berkeley School of Law) has posted Challenges and Opportunities in Bringing the Lessons of Cultural Competence to Bear on Capital Jury Selection (University of Memphis Law Review, Vol. 42, No. 907, 2012) on SSRN. Here...

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Kevin McGrew, Phd.

Educational Psychologist

Institute for Applied Psychometrics

Director IAP

www.themindhub.com

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Tuesday, December 25, 2012

To blog or not to blog...that is the question (December 28 - January 4)

I may be blogging lite, or not at all, from December 28 thru January 4th, as I recovery from some surgery. On the other hand, it may be possible that during my physical "down time" I may find more mind "up time" and may not skip a beat. Regardless, if there is a lull, do to fret, "I shall return"

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Monday, December 24, 2012

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Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Blume on Plea Bargaining, Counsel, and Capital Cases

John H. Blume (Cornell Law School) has posted Plea Bargaining and the Right to the Effective Assistance of Counsel: Where the Rubber Hits the Road in Capital Cases on SSRN. Here is the abstract: In Lafler v. Cooper and Missouri...

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Sunday, December 16, 2012

Atkins MR/ID Court Decision: DeJesus v PA (2012)

Another Atkins decision the end of last week.

DeJesus v PA (2012)

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Saturday, December 15, 2012

Atkins MR/ID Court Decision: Maldonado v TX (2012)

The Atkins MR/ID case of Maldonado in Texas has been commented on numerous times at this blog. A new hearing was held this past October and the court decision rendered yesterday. Having served as an expert witness in this last hearing, I post the decision without comment.

Maldonado v Texas (2012)

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Atkins MR/ID Court Decision: Goodin v Mississippi (2012)

Another new Atkins MR/ID death penalty court decision...posted without comment.

Goodin v Mississippi (2012)

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Sunday, December 9, 2012

Top-Ten Recent SSRN Downloads

in criminal law and procedure ejournals are here. The usual disclaimers apply. RankDownloadsPaper Title 1 543 Ideology, Motivated Reasoning, and Cognitive Reflection: An Experimental Study Dan M. Kahan, Yale University - Law School, Date posted to database: November 30, 2012...

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