EOC Week 2

One of the Supreme Court subject currently being looked at is the Execution of Warren Lee Hill. I have read that apparently he has been diagnosed as “mentally retarded” and has been proven by several professionals.

This is a truly unique case because Hill has murdered his girlfriend and while in conviction, beat his fellow cellmate to death.

Now in my personal opinion, in order to do something like killing your girlfriend and killing your cellmate, you need to be able to consciously make the choice to do something like that.

Now, from the findlaw.com blog, it is mentioned that “At the time of his trial, he was unable to prove his mental retardation beyond a reasonable doubt (a high burden uniquely imposed in Georgia alone), as the government’s experts all felt that he was either malingering or competent.” I personally feel like this is a load of rubbish.

Hill may have been diagnosed as mentally retarded, but he was checked out AFTER he had committed his crimes. It was also noted that “Because he had previously made the mental retardation argument, the present, more convincing argument was barred, even if it was based on new evidence.” They shouldn’t change the whole outcome of the trial all because he is “retarded”. This new evidence shouldn’t even be brought up because it is new and can be falsified. Mental states can also show up very randomly. Chemical imbalances can result in mental changes as well.

Either way, Hill has been given the death sentence and is being treated almost as bad as what he did to his girlfriend and his cellmate.