Madison v. Alabama (17-7505)

Question

Does the Eighth Amendment and the Court's jurisprudence prohibit a state from executing a prisoner whose mental disability leaves him with no memory of the commission of the capital offense?

Does the Eighth Amendment prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment preclude a state from executing a prisoner who suffers from severe cognitive dysfunction such that he cannot remember the crime for which he was convicted or understand the circumstances of his scheduled execution?

Petitioner: Vernon Madison

Respondent: State of Alabama

Granted: 2018-02-26 00:00:00

Decided: 2019-02-27 00:00:00

Argued: 2018-10-02 11:00:00

Uploaded: 2018-10-07 07:00:00

Advocates: Bryan A. Stevenson, Thomas R. Govan, Jr.

Links: Oyez | Opinion | Youtube

Tags: 8th Amendment, Criminal Rights and Process