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The case of Daryl Renard Atkins involved his conviction for abduction, armed robbery, and capital murder, and his subsequent death sentence, which was overturned due to his mental retardation. The Supreme Court held that mentally retarded individuals can be tried and punished for their crimes, but their disabilities affect their level of moral culpability and can impact the fairness and reliability of capital proceedings against them. The Court ruled that executing mentally retarded criminals is "cruel and unusual punishment" prohibited by the Eighth Amendment.

Atkins v. Virginia (2002)
Supreme Court of the United States
536 U.S. 304, 153 L. Ed. 2d 335, 122 S. Ct. 2242, SCDB 2001-070, 2002 U.S. LEXIS 4648

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