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WARD v. STEPHENS

No. 14-70015.

777 F.3d 250 (2015)

Adam Kelly WARD, Petitioner-Appellant v. William STEPHENS, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 22, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David R. Dow , Houston, TX, Phillip Carl Umphres , Dallas, TX, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Jefferson David Clendenin , Assistant Attorney General, Austin, TX, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before JONES, CLEMENT, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

Petitioner-Appellant Adam Kelly Ward has been afflicted with mental illness his entire life. He was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and placed on lithium as early as age four. Ward's aggressive and antisocial behavior continued and escalated through adolescence and into adulthood, culminating in him fatally shooting...

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