Legal Opinion
John Ferguson v. Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 21, 2013No. 12-15422PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*1318CARNES, Circuit Judge:
The Supreme Court has decided that a convicted murderer cannot be executed unless he has a rational understanding of the fact that he is going to be put to death and of the reason for his execution. Panetti v. Quarterman, 551 U.S. 930, 954-60, 127 S.Ct. 2842, 2859-62, 168 L.Ed.2d 662 (2007). In announcing that rule, however, the Court did not decide what rational understanding means in this context. It acknowledged that “a concept like rational understanding is difficult to define” and cautioned that “normal” or “rational” in this context does not mean what a layperson…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- Bell v. ConeSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Woodford v. VisciottiSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Renico v. LettSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
- Ford v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- Torrey Twane McNabb v. Commissioner Alabama Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2013
- Durrell Bester v. Warden, Attorney General of the State of AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2016
- Anthony Joseph Farina v. Secretary, Florida Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2013
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