Ohio Supreme Court· 12/11/2002

State v. Lott

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97 Ohio St. 3d 303

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concluding that \[pllacing the burden of proof on\ the defendant to prove mental retardation \does not violate constitutional principles\
adopting the clinical definitions for mental retardation cited by the United States Supreme Court in Atkins, i.e., requiring onset before the age of eighteen
likening the issue to a trial court's determination of defendant's competency to stand trial
likening the issue to a trial court's determination of defendant's competency to stand trial
judicially setting out substantive standards and procedural guidelines for determining Atkins claims \[i]n the absence of a statutory framework to determine mental retardation\
Atkins was decided after the execution date was set; principle of res judicata did not bar the claim because petitioner had not been afforded the opportunity to fully litigate the issue

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Judges: Cook, Douglas, Moyer, Pfeifer, Resnick, Stratton, Sweeney

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