Case Name: Atkins v. Virginia
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2001-10-01
Citations: 534 U.S. 809
Docket Number: No. 00-8452
Parties: Atkins v. Virginia.
Judges: 
Reporter: United States Reports
Volume: 534
Pages: 809–809

Head Matter:
No. 00-8452.
Atkins v. Virginia.

Opinion:
Sup. Ct. Va. [Certiorari granted, 533 U. S. 976.] Order entered September 25, 2001, is amended as follows: Motion for leave to proceed in forma pau-peris granted. Certiorari granted limited to the following question: "Whether the execution of mentally retarded individuals convicted of capital crimes violates the Eighth Amendment?"