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Death Watch
Death Watch Chris Adams March 2002 10 Execution Is Unconstitutional for Mentally Retarded In Heck Van Tran v. Tennessee, 2001 WL 1538508, Tenn., Dec. 4, 2001, the Tennessee Supreme Court held that executing the mentally retarded is cruel and unusual punishment and is prohibited by the federal