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Christof Heyns, U.N. special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, said that it was a "violation of death penalty safeguards" to execute someone suffering from "psychosocial disabilities" and said their death sentences should be commuted. "It is also contrary to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling Atkins v. Virginia which held that such executions are unconstitutional," Heyns said in a statement, referring to a 2002 ruling that bans executing mentally retarded defendants. Warren Hill and Yokamon Laneal Hearn were found guilty of murder in Georgia and Texas, respectively, and their convictions have been the subject of a number of legal appeals based on the defendants' mental health, he said. The Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles rejected clemency for Hill on Friday. 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