No. 25A118

Byron Lewis Black v. Tennessee

Lower Court: Tennessee
Docketed: 2025-07-28
Status: Denied
Type: A
Experienced Counsel
Tags: atkins-claim death-penalty eighth-amendment intellectual-disability iq-scores medical-standards
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Eighth Amendment prohibits the execution of an individual with intellectual disability when their IQ scores and diagnostic evidence demonstrate significant cognitive impairment

Docket Entries

2025-08-04
Application (25A118) referred to the Court.
2025-08-04
Application (25A118) for stay of execution of sentence of death presented to Justice Kavanaugh and by him referred to the Court is denied. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.
2025-07-31
Reply of Byron Black in support of application submitted.
2025-07-31
Reply of applicant Byron Black filed.
2025-07-28
Application (25A118) for a stay of execution of sentence of death, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.

Attorneys

Byron Black
Kelley Jane HenryFederal Public Defender Middle Dist TN, Petitioner