forensic psychology exam 2 case law

dusky v united states

set the dusky standard addressing defendant psychological state at the time of trial

cooper v oklahoma

presumption of competency to stand trial established

medina v california

preponderance of evidence standard used for competency to stand trial

estelle v smith

competency to stand trial evaluations only introduced if defendant places their mental state into evidence

jackson v indiana

indefinite commitment of a defendant because of incompetency to stand trial is unconstitutional

rex v arnold

wild beast test

m’naghten

presumption that defendants are sane and responsible for their crime

durham v united states

guilty verdict overturned on appeal with prevailing insanity - “durham standard”

united states v brawned

removed the durham standard from DC courts

tarasoff v regents of the united states of california

civil suit against UC Berkeley suggesting Poddar’s therapist failed to warn Tarasoff about a dangerous patient, breaching their primary duty to protect the public

kansas v hendricks

first individual to be held under SVP laws (civil confinement of high risk potentially dangerous sex offenders)

united states v booker

judges do not mandatorily have to use the guidelines for sentencing

ruiz v johnson

solitary confinement cells are psychologically damaging and exacerbate existing mental health issues

cooper v pate

prisoners have the right to freely practice religion

procunier v martinez

prisoners have the right to send and receive mail

atkins v virginia

eliminated the death penalty for people with intellectual disabilities

ring v arizona

only juries can make decisions about the death penalty

panetti v quarterman

prisoner on death row must have a rational understanding of the reason for their execution

kennedy v louisiana

prohibits the death penalty for child rapists unless the child dies during the rape

roper v simmons

juveniles cannot be executed

lockett v ohio

must consider aggregating and mitigating factors when determining death penalty