title: Retributive constraints on the concept of competency: the required role of 'patently false beliefs' in understanding competency to be executed.
authors.affiliation: University of Southern California Gould School of Law, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0071, USA. esaks@law.usc.edu
authors.forename: Elyn
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Saks
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Litt
mesh_terms: D002203:Capital Punishment / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D032882:Comprehension; D003416:Criminal Law / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003469:Culture; D008192:Deception; D003657:Decision Making; D006708:Homicide / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008603:Mental Health; D035521:Supreme Court Decisions; D013781:Texas; D014481:United States