FEDERAL HABEAS CORPUS -- DEATH PENALTY -- ELEVENTH CIRCUIT REJECTS CHALLENGE TO GEORGIA'S "BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT" STANDARD FOR DEFENDANTS' MENTAL RETARDATION CLAIMS. -- Hill v. Humphrey, 662 F.3d 1335 (11th Cir. 2011) (en banc).

The article focuses on the U.S. court case Hill v. Humphrey, which dealt with the reasonable doubt standard for mental retardation claims in criminal trials. Topics include the U.S. Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA), the burden of proof requirements that must be met for mental retardation classification, and the constitutionality of imposing the death penalty on mentally retarded individuals.