No. 25A53
Tags: atkins-claim competency-to-execute death-penalty eighth-amendment expert-testimony intellectual-disability
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Question Presented (from Petition)
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Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the Eighth Amendment prohibits the execution of an individual with intellectual disability under Atkins v. Virginia when multiple experts, including the state's own expert, have diagnosed the defendant as intellectually disabled
Docket Entries
2025-08-06
Application (25A53) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until September 13, 2025.
2025-07-31
Application of Victor Saldano for a further extension of time submitted.
2025-07-31
Application (25A53) to extend further the time from August 14, 2025 to September 13, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito.
2025-07-15
Application (25A53) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until August 14, 2025.
2025-07-02
Application (25A53) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 15, 2025 to August 14, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito.
Attorneys
Victor Saldano
Benjamin Barrett Wolff — Office of Capital and Forensic Writs, Petitioner