The Supreme Court looked at two things when they submitted their ruling on this case. First, does the 8th Amendment prohibit executing the insane? Second, should the District Court have heard the case?
The Supreme Court voted that the 8th Amendment prohibits the execution of a person who is classified as insane. The judges defined insanity as the person is not aware of the punishment and why they are receiving that punishment. Florida’s process for figuring out the sanity the Judges ruled went against the 14th Amendment. Ford did not receive a full, fair hearing and had no opportunity to be listened to. They also ruled that Ford has the right to offer evidence gathered by his own psychiatrist.
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