MOORE v. TEXAS

No. 15-797.

137 S.Ct. 1039 (2017)

581 U.S. 1

Bobby James MOORE, Petitioner, v. TEXAS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 28, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clifford M. Sloan , Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Scott A. Keller , Solicitor General, Austin, TX, for Respondent.

Alex Blaszczuk , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Luke Varley, New York, NY, Clifford M. Sloan , Lauryn K. Fraas , Donald P. Salzman , Michael A. McIntosh , Brendan B. Gants , Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Ken Paxton , Attorney General of Texas, Jeffrey C. Mateer , First Assistant Attorney General, Scott A. Keller , Solicitor General, Matthew H. Frederick , Deputy Solicitor General, Rance Craft , Michael P. Murphy , Assistant Solicitors General, Office of the Attorney General, Austin, TX, for Respondent.


Bobby James Moore fatally shot a store clerk during a botched robbery. He was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death. Moore challenged his death sentence on the ground that he was intellectually disabled and therefore exempt from execution. A state habeas court made detailed factfindings...

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