How Far Have Standards of Decency Evolved in Fifteen Years? An Update on Atkins Jurisprudence in Mississippi

Authors

Alexander Kassoff, Mississippi College School of Law

Publication Date

Spring 2024

Abstract

In 2002, the United States Supreme Court handed down Atkins v. Virginia, holding that the Eighth Amendment prohibits the execution of people with intellectual disability. In the years since that ruling, some change has occurred, but questions remain. This article will examine significant developments in Atkins jurisprudence during that time period. It will look at the two post-Atkins United States Supreme Court cases, and the development of the law - in Mississippi especially, but also to some extent in other jurisdictions that still have the death penalty.

Recommended Citation

Kassoff, Alexander (2024) "How Far Have Standards of Decency Evolved in Fifteen Years? An Update on Atkins Jurisprudence in Mississippi," Mississippi College Law Review: Vol. 37: Iss. 3, Article 7.
Available at: https://dc.law.mc.edu/lawreview/vol37/iss3/7