CJS 101 1st Edition Lecture 18Outline of Last Lecture Skype sesssionOutline of Current Lecture l. Chapter 5ll. Chaper 6Current LectureELIGIBLE FOR EXECUTIONChapter 5- Prosecutor Addison was dead set on getting a conviction against Akins and a death row sentence- Opposed to death penalty: mentally ill have inability to stand up to social pressures and that they don’t understand the consequences- Someone who is insane as a serious disease lacks understanding of criminal law- Mental retardation is not insanity- Imbeciles is another form of retardation- Idiotcy is considered permanent from birth- IQ tests, adaptive behavior and affects in childhood is criteria for mental retardation- Most commonly used test that identifies intelligence is the Weschler Adult Intelligence scale- For death penalty: they’re all different in the aspect of their capabilities- John Paul Penry was convicted of murder/rape of Pamela Carpenter - Jury convicted him of capital murder, and was sentenced to death, court rules in favor of Penry, currently facing 3 life sentences without parolChapter 6- 33 african American who shot a gas station cashier- on second day of trial he was executed and said to have low intelligence level like atkins- Since Nesbitt was killed in york county area, jurors were from york countyThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- Jurors were mostly white, only 1 african American juror- 6 men and 6 women jurors- Jones on stand answered all questions calmly and quietly- Jones said Atkins iniated everything- Defense thought Jones only testified cause of plea bargain- Burton testified against
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