Eligible for execution : the story of the Daryl Atkins case - Walker, Thomas G. (Washington, D.C. : CQ Press, 2008)
The murder of Eric Michael Nesbitt -- Investigation and prosecution -- Capital punishment from Jamestown to Furman -- Capital punishment reinstated -- Retardation, the death penalty, and Johnny Paul Penry -- The trial -- Sentencing -- Approaching the Supreme Court -- Persuading the justices -- The Supreme Court decides -- On demand -- A final surprise.
Includes index.
Keywords: Atkins, Daryl, -- 1977- -- Trials, litigation, etc; Trials (Murder) -- Virginia; Capital punishment -- Virginia; Insanity (Law) -- Virginia; Death row inmates -- Mental health -- Virginia