he prepare himself for his passing. Accordingly, I would hold that the Eighth Amendment forbids the execution only of those who are unaware of the punishment they are about to suffer and why they are to suffer it. Id. at 422, 106 S.Ct. 2595 (Powell, J., concurring in part and concurring in the judgment). Justice Powell’s meaning in this passage is clear: the retributive go r.1994) (denying certificate of probable cause based on state court finding that petitioner “comprehend[ed] the nature ... of his execution ” (internal quotation marks omitted)); Amaya-Ruiz v. Stewart, 136 F.Supp.2d 1014, 1018 (D.Ariz.2001) (noting that Arizona defines competency to be executed in terms of the prisoner’s awareness that the punishment for murder is death); State v. Perry, 502 So.2d 543, 564 (La.1986) (<HOLDING>); Billiot v. State, 655 So.2d 1, 15-16
holding plaintiff stated claim in his individual capacity holding that leaning towards the death penalty is not the same as an automatic vote for the death penalty holding that the death penalty is unconstitutional as applied to juvenile defendants holding that louisiana will not execute an individual who lacks the capacity to understand the death penalty holding that defendant may be subject to death penalty on resentencing