Legal Opinion

Henderson v. Davis

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided August 9, 2017No. 14-70001PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ON REMAND FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

2Per curiam

This Court affirmed the district court’s denial of Henderson’s successive federal habeas petition in which he claimed that he is intellectually disabled and thus ineligible to be executed under Atkins v. Virginia, 536 U.S. 304, 122 S.Ct. 2242, 153 L.Ed.2d 335 (2002). Henderson v. Stephens, 791 F.3d 567 (5th Cir. 2015). The Supreme Court granted certiorari, vacated our judgment, and remanded this case to us for further consideration in the light of Moore v. Texas, — U.S. -, 137 S.Ct. 1039, 197 L.Ed.2d 416 (2017). Henderson v. Davis, — U.S.…

3Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Atkins v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  2. Moore v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 2017
  3. James Henderson v. William Stephens, DirectorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2015
  4. Henderson v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 2017

4Cited by2 opinions

  1. Tavares J. Wright v. State of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 2018
  2. Tavares J. Wright v. State of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 2018

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