United States Ninth Circuit

The district court properly denied a habeas corpus petition challenging petitioner's conviction and capital sentence based on Atkins v. Virginia, 536 U.S. 304 (2002), which prohibits the execution of mentally retarded persons, where the Idaho Supreme Court's decision was neither contrary to nor an unreasonable application of clearly established federal law.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/09/2013
• Published 09/09/2013

Judges

• GOULD

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel