· 2/13/1991
Ricky Ray Rector v. Steve Clark, Attorney General, State of Arkansas And, A.L. Lockhart, Director of Arkansas Department of Correction
Citations
- 923 F.2d 570
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- in determining prisoner’s competency to -16- be executed, court must assess (1) whether prisoner understands that he is to be punished by execution, and (2) whether prisoner understands why he is being punished
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Judges: Bowman, Wollman, Ross, Circüit
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