In Re: Ricky Chase

Ricky Chase was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death in Mississippi. He requests authorization to file a successive 28 U.S.C. § 2254 application to assert claims that he is intellectually disabled and ineligible for execution under Atkins v. Virginia, 536 U.S. 304, 122 S.Ct. 2242, 153 L.Ed.2d 335 (2002), and that the Mississippi courts denied due process to him in the adjudication of his Atkins claim. In order to obtain authorization to file a second or successive habeas application, Chase must make a prima facie showing that his application satisfies the requirements of 28…