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MOORE v. TEXAS

No. 15-797.

137 S.Ct. 1039 (2017)

581 U.S. 1

Bobby James MOORE, Petitioner, v. TEXAS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 28, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clifford M. Sloan, Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Scott A. Keller, Solicitor General, Austin, TX, for Respondent.

Alex Blaszczuk, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Luke Varley, New York, NY, Clifford M. Sloan, Lauryn K. Fraas, Donald P. Salzman, Michael A. McIntosh, Brendan B. Gants, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas, Jeffrey C. Mateer, First Assistant Attorney General, Scott A. Keller, Solicitor General, Matthew H. Frederick, Deputy Solicitor General, Rance Craft, Michael P. Murphy, Assistant Solicitors General, Office of the Attorney General, Austin, TX, for Respondent.

Bobby James Moore fatally shot a store clerk during a botched robbery. He was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death. Moore challenged his death sentence on the ground that he was intellectually disabled and therefore exempt from execution. A state habeas court made detailed factfindings...

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