Ford v. Wainwright, No. 85-5542 (U.S. Supreme Court) (477 U.S. 399; 106 S.Ct. 2595) (June 26, 1986) (Justice Marshall)
In this capital case the Court held that the Eighth Amendment prohibits the States from executing a prisoner who is insane, but the court was divided on what constitutes insanity in this context and what procedures adequately address the claim.
In this case, the Supreme Court held that the Eighth ...
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