Courthouse Steps: Moore v. Texas

Criminal Law & Procedure Practice Group Teleforum

On November 29, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Moore v. Texas. This case involves the death penalty and the intellectually disabled. Specifically, whether in capital cases it violates the Eighth Amendment and the High Court’s prior rulings in Hall v. Florida and Atkins v. Virginia to preclude the application of current medical standards and require older medical standards to determine the intellectual disability of a criminal defendant. 

Featuring:

• Kent S. Scheidegger, Legal Director & General Counsel, Criminal Justice Legal Foundation

On November 29, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Moore v. Texas. This case involves the death penalty and the intellectually disabled. Specifically, whether in capital cases it violates the Eighth Amendment and the High Court’s prior rulings in Hall v. Florida and Atkins v. Virginia to preclude the application of current medical standards and require older medical standards to determine the intellectual disability of a criminal defendant. 

Featuring:

• Kent S. Scheidegger, Legal Director & General Counsel, Criminal Justice Legal Foundation

Call begins at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

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