Richard J. Bonnie

Publications

• Adolescents in the Justice System: A Progress Report on the Restatement of Children and the Law
  91 U. CHI. L. REV. (2024) · University of Chicago Law Review · 2024
• Severe Mental Illness and the Death Penalty: A Menu of Legislative Options
  29 WASH. & LEE. J. C. R. & SOC. JUST. 151 (2023) · Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice · 2023

• Decoding Guilty Minds: How Jurors Attribute Knowledge and Guilt
  71 VAND. L. REV. 179 (2018) · Vanderbilt Law Review · 2018
• Implementation and Effectiveness of Connecticut’s Risk-Based Gun Removal Law: Does it Prevent Suicides?
  80 LAW & CONTEMP. PROBS. 179 (2017) · Law and Contemporary Problems · 2017
• Young Adulthood as a Transitional Legal Category: Science, Social Change, and Justice Policy
  85 FORDHAM L. REV. 641 (2016) · Fordham Law Review · 2016
• Mental Illness, Severe Emotional Distress, and the Death Penalty: Reflections on the Tragic Case of Joe Giarratano
  73 WASH. & LEE L. REV. 1445 (2016) · Washington and Lee Law Review · 2016
• The Language of Mens Rea
  67 VAND. L. REV. 1327 (2014) · Vanderbilt Law Review · 2014
• The Virtues of Pragmatism in Drug Policy
  13 J. HEALTH CARE L. & POL'Y 7 (2010) · Journal of Health Care Law and Policy · 2010

• The Challenge of Implementing Atkins v. Virginia: How Legislatures and Courts Can Promote Accurate Assessments and Adjudications of Mental Retardation in Death Penalty Cases
  41 U. RICH. L. REV. 811 (2007) · University of Richmond Law Review · 2007
• Mentally Ill Prisoners on Death Row: Unsolved Puzzles for Courts and Legislatures
  54 CATH. U. L. REV. 1169 (2005) · Catholic University Law Review · 2005

• Decision-Making in Criminal Defense: An Empirical Study of Insanity Pleas and the Impact of Doubted Client Competence
  87 J. CRIM. L. & CRIMINOLOGY 48 (1996) · Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology · 1996
• Excusing and Punishing in Criminal Adjudication: A Reality Check
  5 CORNELL J. L. & PUB. POL'Y (1995) · Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy · 1995
• The Competence of Criminal Defendants: Beyond <em>Dusky</em> and <em>Drope</em>
  47 U. MIAMI L. REV. 539 (1993) · University of Miami Law Review · 1993
• The Competence of Criminal Defendants with Mental Retardation to Participate in Their Own Defense
  81 J. CRIM. L. & CRIMINOLOGY 419 (1990) · Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology · 1990

• The Dignity of the Condemned
  74 VA. L. REV. 1363 (1988) · Virginia Law Review · 1988
• Should the Insanity Defense be Abolished - An Introduction to the Debate
  1 J. L. & HEALTH 113 (1986) · Journal of Law and Health · 1986
• The Role of Mental Health Professionals in the Criminal Process: The Case for Informed Speculation
  66 VA. L. REV. 427 (1980) · Virginia Law Review · 1980
• P. Browning Hoffman: The Legacy of an Idealist
  66 VA. L. REV. 397 (1980) · Virginia Law Review · 1980
• Foreword: Psychiatry and the Death Penalty: Emerging Problems in Virginia
  66 VA. L. REV. 167 (1980) · Virginia Law Review · 1980

• Decriminalizing the Marijuana User: A Drafter's Guide
  11 U. MICH. J. L. REFORM (1977) · University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform · 1977
• The Forbidden Fruit and the Tree of Knowledge: An Inquiry into the Legal History of American Marijuana Prohibition
  56 VA. L. REV. 971 (1970) · Virginia Law Review · 1970