Herring v. Florida

Petition for certiorari denied on June 25, 2012

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
11-1158	Fla. S. Ct.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 2011

Issue: Whether the Florida Supreme Court’s refusal to permit consideration of the standard error of measurement in its determination of mental retardation in capital cases violates the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments, which forbid the execution of a mentally retarded person under Atkins v. Virginia.

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