James Henderson v. William Stephens, Director

E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

James Lee Henderson appeals the district court’s denial of federal habeas relief on his claim that he is ineligible to be executed because he is intellectually disabled. We AFFIRM.

I

Although this is not Henderson’s first appeal to this Court, we set out the facts and lengthy procedural history before turning to address the arguments of the parties.

At the guilt-innocence phase of Henderson’s trial, the State presented evidence that in October 1993, Henderson, who was then 20 years old, along with Ricky Bell, Willie Pondexter, and Deon Williams, broke into the home…