Legal Opinion
Moore v. Quarterman
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 29, 2006No. 05-70038PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
Eric Moore was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death in 1991. In the wake of Atkins v. Virginia, 536 U.S. 304, 122 S.Ct. 2242, 153 L.Ed.2d 335 (2002), he filed a successive petition for habeas corpus relief in state court, arguing that he is mentally retarded and thus ineligible for the death penalty. The petition was dismissed by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (“TCCA”).
Moore received permission to file a successive federal habeas petition. The district court ultimately found him to be mentally retarded and accordingly granted him the requested…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Rhines v. WeberSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
- Atkins v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Penry v. LynaughSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Vasquez v. HillerySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Ex Parte BrisenoCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2004
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- Avila v. QuartermanDistrict Court, W.D. Texas · 2007
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