Legal Opinion

Edward Busby v. Lorie Davis, Director

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided May 20, 2019No. 15-70008PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRISCILLA OWEN, Circuit Judge.

We treat Edward Lee Busby's petition for rehearing en banc as a petition for panel rehearing pursuant to Fifth Circuit Internal Operating Procedures under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 35. Busby's petition for rehearing is DENIED. The opinion in No. 15-70008, issued June 13, 2018, and reported at 892 F.3d 735 , is hereby WITHDRAWN, and the following opinion is ISSUED in its place.

Edward Lee Busby seeks federal habeas corpus relief, asserting three claims: that (1) he is intellectually disabled and therefore ineligible for execution under Atkins v. Virginia ,…

2Cases cited49 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
  3. Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  4. Cullen v. PinholsterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
  5. Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Alfred Bourgeois v. T.J. WatsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2020
  2. Johnson v. Davis (In Re Johnson)Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2019
  3. Gary Ray Bowles v. Secretary, Florida Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2019
  4. Harper v. LumpkinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2023
  5. Harper v. LumpkinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2021

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