Joe prefers ice cream & pizza, not hotdogs.
Nope.
Madison vs Alabama
Kavanaugh just missed the oral arguments and was unable to issue an opinion.
Why do you think dems wanted to delay, delay, delay?
The Eighth Amendment does not prohibit a state from executing a prisoner who cannot remember committing the crime for which he is to be executed, but it does prohibit executing a prisoner who cannot rationally understand the reasons for his execution, whether that inability is due to psychosis or dementia.
Vernon Madison has been on death row in Alabama for over 30 years and has had several serious strokes, rendering him unable to remember committing the crime for which he is to be executed. He also exhibits other symptoms of brain damage, including slurred speech, blindness, inability to walk independently, and urinary incontinence. Madison was originally scheduled to be executed in May 2016, and he challenged his competency in state court. The court denied his claim, and Madison then sought habeas corpus relief in federal court. The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit found that he was incompetent to be executed.
https://www.oyez.org/cases/2018/17-7505
Establishing a solid defense over time.
TYB