Atkins v. Virginia
536 U.S. 304 (2002) Cited 3,121 times 54 Legal Analyses
Holding that it violates the Eighth Amendment to execute intellectually disabled defendants
Moore v. Texas
137 S. Ct. 1039 (2017) Cited 242 times
Holding that "adherence to superseded medical standards," as opposed to reliance on "current manuals [which] offer the best available description of how mental disorders are expressed and can be recognized by trained clinicians," violated the Eighth Amendment
Ex Parte Briseno
135 S.W.3d 1 (Tex. Crim. App. 2004) Cited 244 times 5 Legal Analyses
Holding that Atkins does not require a jury determination of mental retardation in a post-conviction proceeding
In re Hawthorne
35 Cal.4th 40 (Cal. 2005) Cited 73 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding Cal. Penal Code § 1376, eff. Jan. 1, 2004, applies on post-conviction