Chapter 552.020 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri states that “No person who as a result of mental disease or defect lacks capacity to understand the …
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Understanding Defendants With Intellectual Disabilities
Mental deficits may lead to false confessions or reduce culpability In 2002 the US Supreme Court, in Atkins v. Virginia, outlawed the imposition of the death …
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Assessing Capacity To Waive Miranda
Did your client understand their rights? When defense attorneys have sought to exclude the confessions of defendants on the grounds that the Miranda waiver …