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METRISH v. LANCASTER

No. 12-547.

133 S.Ct. 1781 (2013)

185 L.Ed.2d 988

Linda METRISH, Warden, Petitioner v. Burt LANCASTER.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 20, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Bursch, Solicitor General, Lansing, MI, for Petitioner.

Kenneth M. Mogill, Orion, MI, for Respondent.

Bill Schuette, Michigan Attorney General, John J. Bursch, Solicitor General, Counsel of Record, Lansing, MI, B. Eric Restuccia, Deputy Solicitor General, Laura Moody, Appellate Division Chief, Andrea M. Christensen, Assistant Attorney General, Appellate Division, for Petitioner.

Kenneth M. Mogill, Counsel of Record, Lia N. Ernst, Paula K. Rumbold, Jill M. Schinske, Mogill, Posner & Cohen, Lake Orion, MI, for Respondent.

Justice GINSBURG delivered the opinion of the Court.

Burt Lancaster was convicted in Michigan state court of first-degree murder and a related firearm offense. At the time the crime was committed, Michigan's intermediate appellate court had repeatedly recognized "diminished capacity" as a defense negating the mens rea element of first-degree murder. By the time of Lancaster's trial and conviction, however, the Michigan Supreme Court in People v. Carpenter...

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