Mental Competency

Standards for determining a prisoner's competency to be executed

1. Madison v. Alabama

2. Jurisdiction: United States (February 27, 2019)
3. VictimsJulius SchulteDefendantsVernon MadisonPlaintiffsState of AlabamaProsecutorsSteve MarshallDefense AttorneysBryan A. StevensonJudgesElena KaganInstitutionsU.S. Supreme CourtState of AlabamaEqual Justice Initiative
4. Case Tags: Capital Punishment;Eighth Amendment;Mental Competency;U.S. Supreme Court