Retributive constraints on the concept of competency: the required role of 'patently false beliefs' in understanding competency to be executed

Behav Sci Law. 2009 Jan-Feb;27(1):1-27. doi: 10.1002/bsl.852.
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MeSH terms

  • Capital Punishment / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Comprehension*
  • Criminal Law / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • Culture
  • Deception
  • Decision Making*
  • Homicide / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Humans
  • Mental Competency / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • Mental Health*
  • Supreme Court Decisions
  • Texas
  • United States