Punch and Jurists

Moore v. Texas, No. 15-797 (U.S. Supreme Court) (580 U.S. ___; 137 S.Ct. 1039) (March 28, 2017) (Justice Ginsburg) by In 1980, Bobby James Moore fatally shot a store clerk during a botched robbery of a grocery store in Texas. He was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death. …

U.S. v. Cisneros, No. CRIM.A, 04-283 (E.D.Va.) (385 F.Supp.2d 567) (August 24, 2005) (Judge Gerald Bruce Lee) by Acting on the defendant’s motion to establish various procedures under the Federal Death Penalty Act (18 U.S.C. § 3596(c)) to determine whether he had sufficiently established a defense of mental retardation, Judge …

Atkins v. Virginia, No. 00-8452 (U.S. Supreme Court) (536 U.S. 304; 122 S.Ct. 2242) (June 20, 2002) (Justice Stevens) by More than any other topic, the death penalty seems to divide the Supreme Court Justices into bitter, warring camps. In this case, a 6-to-3 majority of the Court held that …