Intellectual Competence & the Death Penalty: April 2013

Monday, April 29, 2013

Article: Controversial Texas Case on Mental Retardation Results in Life Sentence

Controversial Texas Case on Mental Retardation Results in Life Sentence
http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/controversial-texas-case-mental-retardation-results-life-sentence

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Thursday, April 25, 2013

Article: Warren Lee Hill's Stay Of Execution LIfted By Federal Cout

Warren Lee Hill's Stay Of Execution LIfted By Federal Cout
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/24/warren-hill-execution_n_3149435.html?utm_hp_ref=death-penalty

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Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Article Alert: Sharing Neuropsychological test performance of Spanish speakers: Is performance different across different Spanish-speaking subgroups? via BrowZine

Neuropsychological test performance of Spanish speakers: Is performance different across different Spanish-speaking subgroups?
Buré-Reyes, Annelly; Hidalgo-Ruzzante, Natalia; Vilar-López, Raquel; Gontier, Javier; Sánchez, Laura; Pérez-García, Miguel; Puente, Antonio E.
Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, Vol. 35 Issue 4 – 2013: 404 - 412

10.1080/13803395.2013.778232

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13803395.2013.778232

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Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Article: Georgia now has permission, but not needed pentobarbital, for executing Warren Hill

Georgia now has permission, but not needed pentobarbital, for executing Warren Hill
http://sentencing.typepad.com/sentencing_law_and_policy/2013/04/georgia-now-has-permission-but-not-needed-pentobarbital-for-executing-warren-hill.html

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Court lifts execution stay; state out of lethal-injection drugs | www.ajc.com

http://m.ajc.com/news/news/local/court-denies-hills-bid-to-halt-execution/nXTcS/

Monday, April 22, 2013

Atkins MR/ID death penalty decision: Johnson v Steele (2013; MO)

Another recent Atkins decision, this time from Missouri.
Johnson v Steele (2013, MO)
Prior decisions for Johnson can be found here.

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Sunday, April 21, 2013

Atkins MR/ID court decisions: Jimenez-Bencevi v USA (Peurto Rico)

Thanks to Kevin Foley for sending me a recent Atkins decision from Peurto Rico. Jimenez-Bencevi v USA

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Friday, April 19, 2013

Article: "Criminal Capacity and the Teenage Brain: Insights from Neurological Research"

"Criminal Capacity and the Teenage Brain: Insights from Neurological Research"
http://kolber.typepad.com/ethics_law_blog/2013/04/criminal-capacity-and-the-teenage-brain-insights-from-neurological-research.html

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Thursday, April 18, 2013

Smart Enough to Die: In 2002, the Supreme Court banned the death penalty for mentally retarded defendants. Still, Texas finds a way. - News - The Austin Chronicle

More from Texas and especially the Briseno factors.

http://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2013-04-19/smart-enough-to-die/

Research byte: New Flynn effect article from Sweden

> Title:
> Secular trends in cognitive test performance: Swedish conscript data 1970-1993
>
> Authors:
> Ronnlund, M; Carlstedt, B; Blomstedt, Y; Nilsson, LG; Weinehall, L
>
> Source:
> *INTELLIGENCE*, 41 (1):19-24; JAN-FEB 2013
>
> Abstract:
> We investigated time-related patterns in levels of cognitive performance
> during the period from 1970 to 1993 based on data from Swedish draft
> boards. The conscripts, including more than a million 18-19-year old
> men, had taken one of two versions of the Swedish enlistment battery
> (SEB67; 1970-1979 or SEB80; 1980-1993), each composed of four subtests.
> The results revealed significant Flynn effects, with estimated gains of
> 1.2-1.5 IQ-units per decade. The effect seem to hold across ability
> levels, even though tendencies of more pronounced effects in the lower
> half of the ability distribution was observed. The largest gains were
> for visuospatial tests (Paper Form Board and Metal Folding), with little
> change, even slight losses during the second sub-period, for tests of
> verbal knowledge (Concept Discrimination and Synonyms) and a mixed
> pattern for a test of technical comprehension (losses followed by
> gains). Finally, comparisons of trends in cognitive performance and in
> standing height show that the gains in cognitive performance over the
> years from 1980 to 1993 occurred in the absence of overall gains in
> height which speaks against nutrition as the cause of the Flynn effects.
> (C) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
>
>

Sunday, April 14, 2013

More on the Daubert standard: Two reports

Thanks to Kevin Foley for sending me these two Daubert related publications. Click on images to enlarge. Links provided under each image.

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Special JPA issue on Wechsler intelligence batteries

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Article: Top-Ten Recent SSRN Downloads

Top-Ten Recent SSRN Downloads
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/crimprof_blog/2013/04/top-ten-recent-ssrn-downloads-1.html

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Thursday, April 11, 2013

Article: ADA National Network releases new Disability Law Handbook focused on the Americans with Disabilities Act

ADA National Network releases new Disability Law Handbook focused on the Americans with Disabilities Act
http://www.adaindiana.org/index.php?newsId=72&pageId=24

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