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Atkins Vs. Virginia - Semantic Analysis by spaCy

Decided on: Jun-20-2002

Court: US Supreme Court

LAW: the Eighth Amendment, the Constitution contemplates, the Eighth Amendment, the Federal Constitution, the Eighth Amendment, the Bill of Rights, the Eighth Amendment, Constitution, the Eighth Amendment, the Eighth Amendment, the Eighth Amendment, Constitution, the Eighth Amendment, the Eighth Amendment, the Eighth Amendment, the Death Penalty, Opinion Research Associates, Inc., Constitution, the Death Penalty, the Death Penalty, the Eighth Amendment, the Bill of Rights, the Model Penal Code's, Model Penal Code § 4.01, the Eighth Amendment, Constitution, Constitution, the Eighth Amendment, Constitution, the Eighth Amendment, The Eighth Amendment

PERSON: Atkins, Petitioner Atkins, Lynaugh, Atkins, E. g., e. g., Harmelin , Penry, Penry, Godfrey , 534 S. E. 2d, J., REHNQUIST, C. J., J., C. J., James W Ellis, Robert E. Lee, Mark E. Olive, Charles E. Haden, Pamela A. Rumpz, Randolph A. Beales, STEVENS, Bill Pryor, Clayton Crenshaw, Henry M. Johnson, James R. Houts, A. Vernon Barnett TV, Michael B. Billingsley, David R. Clark, Michael C. Moore, Frankie Sue Del Papa, Charles M. Condon, Mark L. Shurtleff, S. , Charles L. Hobson, McCarver, James W Ellis, April Land, G. Fritz, Michael B. Browde, S. Herr, Martha W Barnett, David M. Gossett, Larry W Yackle, Bryan A. Stevenson, Steven R. Shapiro, Diann, Y. , Paul M. Smith, William M. Hohengarten, Nathalie, James L. McHugh, Richard G. Taranto, Richard J. Wilson, Mark E. Chopko, Jeffrey Hunter Moon, Michael R. Moses, Morton Abramowitz, al, Harold Hongju Koh, S. Herr, Penry, Lynaugh, Daryl Renard Atkins, Atkins, William Jones, Eric Nesbitt, Atkins, Nesbitt, Jones, Atkins, Atkins, Jones, Jones, Atkins, Jones, Atkins, Jones, Atkins, Evan Nelson, Atkins, Atkins,4, Mental Retardation, Atkins, Nelson, Atkins, Atkins, Atkins, 160,510 S. E. 2d, Nelson, Stanton Same, Atkins, Atkins, Nelson, Nelson, Atkins, Nelson, Atkins, Nelson, Atkins, Atkins, Samenow, Atkins, Atkins, 534 S. E. 2d, 534 S. E. 2d, Penry, 534 S. E. 2d, Atkins, 534 S. E. 2d, Hassell, Koontz, Samenow, Atkins, 534 S. E. 2d, 534 S. E. 2d, Samenow, Atkins, Harmelin , KENNEDY, Stewart, Robinson, Warren, Harmelin, Rummel, Estelle, Penry, Jerome Bowden, Bowden, Bowden, Bowden, Montgomery, Penry, Penry, Supp, Pub, Art, Ann, N. M. Stat, Ann, Kan. Stat, Ann, 13N. Y. Crim, N. Y. Crim, McKinney, Ann, Stat, Perry, Bill No, Bill No, Bill No., Bill 353, Penry, Amici Curiae, D. Keyes, W. Edwards, Amici Curiae, Amici Curiae, Atkins, Laws Begin, N. Y. Times, Amici Curiae, R. Conley, R. Luckasson, G. Bouthilet, Wash. L. Rev., Levy-Shiff, Gregg, Stewart, Powell, Gregg, Godfrey, Gregg, Lockett , Baker, Penry, REHNQUIST, i. e., Ken , Lynaugh, McCleskey, Kemp, Gregg, Stewart, Powell, C. J., Gore, Cruel, Gregg, Powell, Gregg, Gregg, Laws Begin, N. Y. Times, Thompson, Amici Curiae, Amici Curiae, Penry, Appendix, e. g., C. J. , Ante, John DiPippa, Rehnquist, C. J. STATE, Frank Hill, Paul Van Slambrouck, C. J. STATE, Martin Dyckman, Tracy Thompson, Rehnquist, C. J. STATE, Charlotte Observer-, Diane Suchetka, Charlotte Observer, C. J. STATE, Patrick Caddell Enterprises, J. Mark Lane, Austin American Statesman, Sam Houston State University, Domingo Ramirez, Murder Trial May Hinge, Dan Parker, C. J. STATE, Johnny Paul Penry Illustrates, Unfinished Agenda, Saundra Torry, Rehnquist, C. J. STATE, Yankelovich Clancy Shulman, Samuel R. Gross, Samuel R. Gross, Cornell L. Rev. 1448, C. J. STATE, Samuel R. Gross, Cornell L. Rev. 1448, Innocence Survey, Innocence Survey, Johnny Paul Penry Illustrates, Daryl Renard Atkins, Eric Nesbitt, Atkins, Nesbitt, S. E. 2d, e. g., 534 S. E. 2d, Thompson, J., Lynaugh, 4 W. Blackstone, Penry, 2 A. Fitz-Herbert, Penry, S. Brakel, I. Ray, W. Overholser ed, A. Highmore, C. J., McCleskey, Kemp, J., Ann, Supp, 909 S. W. 2d 324, Fla. Stat, Supp, Code Ann, Rondon, 711 N. E. 2d 506, Kan. Stat, Ann, Ann, Art, Supp, N. Y. Crim, McKinney Supp, N. Y. Laws, Van Tran, N. Y. Crim, McKinney, N. Y. Penal Law §, McKinney, Ann, Tison, C. J., Thompson, J., Ann, Stat, Fla. Stat, N. C. Gen. Stat, N. Y. Crim, Kan. Stat, Ann, Thompson, Ante, U. S. Dept, D. Keyes, W. Edwards, Laws Begin, N. Y. Times, Penry, I]t, Ante, Thompson, J., Thompson, J., Ante, Harmelin , Ante, Gregg, Stewart, Powell, Godfrey , Ante

GPE: Virginia, U.S., Virginia, United States, Dulles, Michigan, States, States, States, States, States, Georgia, Pp, Virginia, Alabama, Mississippi, Nevada, South Carolina, Utah, North Carolina, Id., Va., the United States, Id., Id., Virginia, Virginia, Va., United States, Michigan, California, Dulles, Georgia, Florida, Georgia, Georgia, Georgia, AI, Maryland, Bowden, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Maryland, New Mexico, Arkansas, Colorado, Washington, Indiana, Kansas, New York, Nebraska, Ky., Tenn., Ark., Colo., Wash., New York, Neb., States-South Dakota, Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Missouri, North Carolina, States, Virginia, States, States, Ariz., Conn., Fla. Stat, Mo., Texas, Nevada, Illinois, Illinois, Kentucky, Mont., Ind., States, New Hampshire, New Jersey, States, States, Alabama, Texas, Louisiana, South Carolina, Virginia, the United States, Oklahoma, Georgia, Georgia, Ohio, AI, Virginia, States, Virginia, Georgia, Georgia, United States, Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, AI, Georgia, Florida, Oklahoma, Dulles, pp, America, LA, MO, Carolinas, Loyola, LA, US, US, US, US, America, US, US, US, US, Virginia, Oklahoma, Concord, New Hampshire, Dulles, Warren, Georgia, Kentucky, Florida, States, Kansas, Ark., Ga., Ind., Ky., Md. 142, Mo., New York, States, Georgia, Solem, Kansas, Arizona, States, States, Ariz., Conn., Mo., Neb., Ind., Michigan, States, States, the United States, States, States, p. Ai, the United States Catholic Conference, the United States, the United States of America, Michigan, States, England, Georgia, Georgia, Virginia, Virginia

DATE: 2002, 2001, 00-8452, February 20, 2002-Decided, June 20, 2002, 1000, today, JJ, JJ, 1122, December 3, 2001, 1053, the 13 years, 1989, August 16, 1996, age 18, 1992, age 18 years, 2000, 42-43, the preceding 18 months, 1999, 1999, 2000, 59, 1972, 2000, 395396, the past 13 years, 2001, 1910, 12 years, 1991, 1009-1011, ninety days, 1962, one day, 1685, 1958, 1000, 1980, 1977, 1982, 10 years earlier, 1972, 433 U. S., 1986, that year, 14 years old, June 1986, 65, Oct. 13, 1986, 1988, 1989, that year, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1988, 1988, 1994, 1994, 1989, 3913-203, 35-36-9-6, 21-4623, 2001-2002, the next two years, 2000, 2001, 2001, April 24, 2001, May 16, 2001, June 17, 2001, today, 2002, 2002, 2001, Apr. 2002, 1989, age 15, the same day, 1999, 1998, today, decades, Feb. 1997, June 18, 2002, 1986, Aug. 7,2000, 31 (1988, age 18, 55, 1992, Winter 1994, 1985, 1990, 1990, 1999, 1976, 1980, 1978, recent years, Jan. 15, 1994, 477 U. S., 1989, 1989, 1987, 1976, 1972, 1958, 1968, 1977, 15 (1968, 1982, today, 21, 1989, Aug. 7, 2000, 1977, 1982, 1988, 1958, 21, today, 1989, 1984, 1994, 1995, 3a-7a, Q. 13, July 1992, Sept. 1993, 1992, July 2000, 2000, Dec. 1989, Mar. 28, 1993, 1989, Q. 62D, Feb. 1997, Apr. 27, 1998, 1997, 2001, Apr. 23, 2001, Apr. 19, 1992, 1986, Jan. 6, 1987, 1987, Feb. 1993, 1993, Apr. 2001, 2001, Nov. 1988, 1988, Q. 5, Oct. 1993, 1993, Sept. 2000, Sept. 13, 2000, 2000, Dec. 1990, 1990, May 1989, 59, 93, 1989, 1989, July 1999, 1999, between 5 and 10 years, Nov. 15, 1988, 1988, 1995, Oct. 6, 1997, 1995, Mar. 2001, Mar. 2, 2001, 2001, Feb. 2001, Feb. 6, 2001, 2001, Sept. 1988, Jan. 11, 1989, 1988, (July 7, 1989, Feb. 2001, 1989, Mar. 1993, 1467, 1998, 1993, July 1995, 1995, Nov. 1995, 1468, 1998, 1995, Dec. 1999, 1999, Dec. 1999, 1999, Feb. 2001, Feb. 6, 2001, 2001, Today, the day, five, six, 1999, 59, 2000, 1988, 1986, 1989, 1791, 1769, 1794, 1534, 1985, 1847, 1962, 1834, 1958, today, 1977, 1989, 1987, 1982, today, many years ago, 13-703.02(1, 2001, 1997, 1995, 2002, 1997, 1998, Ind. 1999, 1995, 1999, 1996, 1992, 2001, 2002, 1995, 1997, 798799, Tenn. 2001, 2001, 2002, 477 U. S., 1983, 21-4623(e, 2001, 1985, 1987, age 16, only 14 years old, last year, the past eight years.5, a few] years, 487 U. S., 14 years ago, 2000, 1998, 1995, 1994, 21-4623, 1994, 14 whole years, 14 years, 1846, decades, 1950, 1960, several years, 1968, 1972, 487 U. S., 21, 2001, Feb. 1997, June 12,2002, Aug. 7, 2000, today, 21, 487 U. S., today, 1791, today, 1991, 1976, 1980

ORG: Syllabus, THE SUPREME COURT OF VIRGINIA No, the Virginia Supreme Court, Weems, Trop, Court, Court, Court, Court, SOUTER, GINSBURG, BREYER, SCALIA, THOMAS, REHNQUIST, THOMAS, J., Court, Court, the State of Alabama et al, the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation, Court, the American Association on Mental Retardation et al, the American Bar Association, the American Civil Liberties Union, the American Psychological Association et al, the European Union, the United States Catholic Conference et al, Atkins'triaU Each, State, State, The American Association on Mental Retardation (, The American Psychiatric Association's, Mental Retardation, the Virginia Supreme Court, State, the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scales, Mental Retardation, A. Kaufman & E. Lichtenberger, Kaplan & Sadock's, B. Sadock & V. Sadock, Social Security, the Wechsler Memory Scale, The Supreme Court, the Virginia Supreme Court, J., the "Bloody Assizes, Trop, the 7, Enmund, The Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles, State, Atlanta Journal, Congress, the Federal Government, The Anti-Drug Abuse Act, Congress, §412(f)(I, The Texas Legislature, S. D. Codified Laws §, the Texas House, Senate, the Texas Senate, House, Senate, House, the Governor's Commission on Capital Punishment 156, Stanford, Stanford, Death Penalty Information Center, American Psychological Association, United States Catholic Conference et al, the Commonwealth of Virginia, Ford, European Union, Bonner & Rimer, J. McGee & F. Menolascino, The Evaluation of Defendants, the Criminal Justice System, The Criminal Justice System, Appelbaum & Appelbaum, Criminal-Justice Related Competencies, Ellis & Luckasson, Kedem, & Sevillia, Ego Identity, J. Mental Retardation, Whitman, Self Regulation and Mental Retardation, J. Mental Retardation, Everington & Fulero, Competence to Confess, Everington & Fulero, State, See Everington & Fulero, Washington Post, State, Ford, the Virginia Supreme Court, JUSTICE, Court, Court, Court, Court, Stanford, Court, State, Burger, Court, European Union, American Association on Mental Retardation et al, Stanford, the Virginia Legislature, R. Bonner & S. Rimer, Court, Trop, Stanford, Stanford, Court, Trop, Thompson, Trop, Trop, Court, Stanford, Court, American Psychological Association, American Association on Mental Retardation et al, State, Stanford, Court, Court, The Federal Judicial Center's Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence, Manual for Complex Litigation §, State, REHNQUIST, Court, APPENDIX, American Association on Mental Retardation et al, Court, AR Arkansans, Simply Our Morality, Arkansas Forum, AZ Behavior Research Center, ref, California Death Penalty Survey, G3 , CA, California Death Penalty Survey, Mental State, The Christian Science Monitor, CT, Quinnipac University, REHNQUIST, Polling Institute, FL, St. Petersburg Times, 3D , Georgia State University, Atlanta Journal, Loyola Death Penalty Survey, MD Survey Research Center, University of Maryland, Missouri Mental Retardation and Death Penalty Survey, NC/SC, Carolinas Join Emotional Debate Over Executing Mentally Retarded, NM Research & Polling Inc., the Death Penalty Public Opinion Poll, REHNQUIST, NY, NY Public Opinion Poll, Ronald Tabak &, Oklahoma Attitudes Regarding Capital Punishment, TX, B3 , TX, College of Criminal Justice, Texas Crime Poll, TX, Scripps-Howard Texas Poll:, Corpus Christi Caller-Times, A1 , REHNQUIST, TX, Houston Chronicle, Stephen Brewer & Mike Tolson, Debate Fervent, The Houston Chronicle, A6 , The Washington Post, A6 , Capital Punishment, the American Future, The Tarrance Group, Death Penalty Poll, Update: American Public Opinion, Getting Personal, REHNQUIST, Princeton Research, Update: American Public Opinion, Getting Personal, Peter Hart Research Associates, Inc., Peter Hart Research Associates, Inc., Houston Chronicle, Stephen Brewer & Mike Tolson, Debate Fervent, The Houston Chronicle, A6 , JUSTICE, Eighth Amendment, Court, Court, Langley Air Force Base, the Virginia Supreme Court, Commonwealth, The Supreme Court, Court, the United States Constitution, Ford, Court, Blackstone, Natura Brevium, State, J. Parry, Court, Trop, Eighth Amendment, Stanford, Stanford, Court, Court, Court, Court, Tenn. Code Ann, Court, Ford, State, State, Court, Stanford, Court, Burger, Court, S. D. Codified Laws §, Court, Court, JUSTICE, State, Court, Court, Court, State, State, Commerce, Bureau of Census, Statistical Abstract, Court, Court, Court, Death Penalty Information Center, Bonner & Rimer, American Psychological Association et al, Court, Stanford, Court, the 6, Court, United States Catholic Conference et al, Court, Court, Court, Court, Court, Court, Court, SCALIA, Crown, Court, Court, Court, Court, Court, Court, Court, Court

CARDINAL: 311, 367, 100, 331, two, 334, at least one, 313, two, 420, 433, 317, 260, 375, 321, 337, 306, 00-8727, eight, 2, two, four, one, 3, 3, two, at least two, 50-55, 4, 59.5, 257, 5, 45, 155, 100, 100, between 1 and 3 percent, 2, less than one, 274, 280, 40, 310, 59, 308, 6, two, 524, 310, 260, 375, 385, 312, 318, 386, 318, 260, 387, 319, 390, 321, 12, 394, 323, 397, 325, 529, 480, 367, 997-998, 660, 666, 667, 312, 100, 263, 274, 331, 593-596, 458, 789, 238, 596, 793, 597, two, 801, 597, 8, 8, 10, two, 334, 1994.12, 1998.14, 17, 10, 100, 102, 3596(c, 11, 27, 12, 532.135, 532.140, 400.27, 14, 28, 315, six, at least one, 23A-27A-26.1, 13-703.02, 921.137, 45, 236, 686, 236, 236, two, 17Virginia, 497, 957, 18, 361, only two, 316, only five, less than 70, 2, 35, 21, 2, 317, 399, 405, 416, 417.22, 4, approximately 20, 815, 830, 831, 22, 3, 318 , two, 23, 58, 14, 483, 487, 24, 53, 414, 429, 94, 541, 547, 94, 360, 37, 212, 212, 535, 183, 798, 420, 433, 799, 186, 320, 586, 605, one, 25, 212, at least one, 321 , two, 323, 405, 322 , 19, 314, 337-338, 316, 21, 377, 492, 331, 300, 175, 238, 383, 393, 176, 514, 533, 596, 181, 181, 510, 519, 596, at least 9, 10, 793, two, 316, 2, 19, 29, 373, as many as 10, 325, 596, 10, 815, 830, 796-797, 22, 102, 369, 316, 326, 334, 377, 327 , 221, 21.493, 101-103, 27, 317, 21, 317, 21, 1, 1B, 23, 333, 1, 83, 83, 337, 338, two, three, four, seven, eight, 257, 160, 457, 444, 442, 453, 421, 339 , 476, 16, 491, one, 406, 411, 260, 375, 815, 863, one, two, 399, 405, 340, 330, 331, 333, 25, 233B, 4, 331, 4, 1, 1, 87, 200, 101, 592, 361, 369, 300, 788, 370, 865, 342, 316, 18, 18, two, Two, 322, 340, 326, 17, 512, 21-4631(c, 27, 327, 166, 608, 174, 1, 38, 39, 66, 343, 400.27, 595-596, only one, 789, 28, 408, 277, 300, 2, 4, 154, 158, only 11, 37, 372, only 15, 36, 18, 3 five, 4 over half, 614, 854, 315, 17, 4, 13-703.02, 53a-46a(h, 921.137, 15A-2005, 5, 4, 23A-27A-26.1, 345, 854, 346, 316, 60 million, 2 million, 316, 316, 20, 35, 347, 35, 7, 328, 374, 316, 21, 325, 316, 2, 868, 312, 597, 823, 597, 349, 873, 317, two, 1, 2, 966, 990, 30, two, 318-319, 183, 420, 433, 319, 20, 351, 318, 320

PERCENT: 492 U. S., 492 U. S., 534 U. S., 534 U. S., 533 U. S., about one percent, 533 U. S. 976, 501 U. S., 492 U. S., 433 U. S., 458 U. S., 433 U. S., 18 U. S. C. §, 458 U. S., 458 U. S., 492 U. S., 18 States, 492 U. S., 492 U. S., 492 U. S., 1 C. Turner & E. Martin, 61%, 17%, 5%, 17%, 71%, 12%, 11% depends, 6%, 64.8%, 25.7%, 9.5%, 74%, 17%, 9%, 77% no 12%, 11%, 71%, 66%, 17%, 16%, 77.7%, 9.2%, 13%, 68% no 19% yes 11%, 2%, 82%, 8%, 10%, 61.3%, 23.7%, 15%, 64%, 21%, 14%, 57.1%, 10.5%, 26.2%, 6.1%, 62%, 82%, 10%, 9%, 83.5%, 10.8%, 5.7%, 73%, 61%, 66% no 17%, 17%, 59.9%, 19.3%, 20.7%, 71%, 21%, 4%, 3%, 61%, 27%, 12%, 56%, 32%, 11%, 67%, 7%, 26%, 83%, 9%, 8%, 58%, 26%, 12%, 4%, 72%, 19%, 9%, 47%, 25%, 63.8%, 16.4%, 19.8%, 492 U. S., 47%, 47%, 7-18%, 47%, 78%, 47%, 30%, 492 U. S., 42%, 433 U. S., 49%, 90%, only 44%, 12 States, 10%, 1% to 3%, 492 U. S., 492 U. S., 433 U. S.

MONEY: 305 , 307 , 309 , 311 II, 314 , 319 , 323 , 324 , 200, twenty pence, 341 , 344 , 348

ORDINAL: First, Second, first, second, 9th, 4th, second, 7th, second, first, first, first, First, second, first, Second, 9th, First, first, first, first, second, First, third

NORP: amici, amici, amici, Christian, American, d., §, §, §, §, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, Amici, Americans, Anglo, Western European, Suspense, American, American, amici, Amici, American, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, Americans, American, Amici, Texans, Americans, Appendix, d., d., d., d., d., d., American, §, §, §, §, American, Americans, Amici, Catholic, Amici, Americans, American, Catholics

TIME: approximately midnight

WORK_OF_ART: Mental Retardation: Definition, Classification, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Ind. Code §§ 35-36-9-2, See Veto Proclamation for H. B. No, the Laws of England 24, The Mentally Disabled and the Law 12-14, the Eighth Amendment

PRODUCT: 565.030, Geo, Eighth Amendment, 292-296

FAC: the Turn of the Century

EVENT: World War II, the Eighth Amendment

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