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Courthouse Steps: Moore v. Texas

Published: Dec. 2, 2016, 4:31 p.m.

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Criminal Law & Procedure Practice Group Podcast

On November 29, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in\\xa0Moore v. Texas. This case involves the death penalty and the intellectually disabled. Specifically, whether in capital cases it violates the Eighth Amendment and the High Court\\u2019s prior rulings in\\xa0Hall v. Florida\\xa0and\\xa0Atkins v. Virginia\\xa0to preclude the application of current medical standards and require older medical standards to determine the intellectual disability of a criminal defendant.

Featuring:

  • Kent S. Scheidegger,\\xa0Legal Director & General Counsel, Criminal Justice Legal Foundation
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