Wednesday, September 15, 2010

iPost: SCOTUS Petition of the day - possible Atkins SCOTUS case

SCOTUSblog

Today's first petition of the day is:

Title: Webster v. United States
Docket: 10-150
Issue(s): Whether a court of appeals has jurisdiction to review a federal prisoner's motion based on newly discovered evidence that the prisoner is mentally retarded and therefore constitutionally ineligible for execution, even if that evidence does not negate the prisoner's guilt.

Certiorari-Stage Documents

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