United States Ninth Circuit

In a habeas corpus case arising from petitioner's 1982 death sentence for kidnapping, sexual assault, and murder in Arizona, the district court's denial of the petition is reversed where petitioner is intellectually disabled and not eligible for the death penalty under Atkins v. Virginia, 536 U.S. 304 (2002).

Appellate Information

• Published 2016/02/04

Judges

• REINHARDT

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

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