Cite as: 536 U. S. 304 (2002)
Appendix to opinion of Rehnquist, C. J.
| STATE | POLL | DATE | RESPONSE | QUESTION |
| the way you feel, that 'retarded' persons should not be executed, or that 'retarded' persons should be subject to the death penalty like everyone else?" | ||||
| TX | Austin American Statesman, Nov. 15, 1988, at B3 | 1988 | 73% opposed | [not provided] |
| TX | Sam Houston State University, College of Criminal Justice, Texas Crime Poll On-line (1995) Domingo Ramirez, Jr., Murder Trial May Hinge on Defendant's IQ, The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Oct. 6, 1997, at 1 | 1995 | 61% more likely to oppose | "For each of the following items that have been found to affect people's attitude about the death penalty, please state if you would be more likely to favor or more likely to oppose the death penalty, or wouldn't it matter . . . if the murderer is severely mentally retarded?" |
| TX | Scripps-Howard Texas Poll: Death Penalty (Mar. 2001) Dan Parker, Most Texans Support Death Penalty, Corpus Christi Caller-Times, Mar. 2, 2001, at A1 | 2001 | 66% no 17% yes 17% don't know/no answer | "Should the state use the death penalty when the inmate is considered mentally retarded?" |
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