Anthony Carr v. State of Mississippi

LAMAR, Justice,

for the Court:

¶1.' The Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits execution of persons who are intellectually disabled.1 Following a hearing, the Circuit Court of Quitman County found that death-row inmate Anthony Carr had failed to prove that he is within that category of persons. We reverse and remand for additional findings by the trial court.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. Just before midnight on February 2, 1990, the Lambert Volunteer Fire Department responded to a call at Carl and Bobbie Jo Parker’s home. Carr v. State, 655 So.2d 824, 830 (Miss.1995)…