Supreme Court of the United States

Bobby James Moore v. Texas

February 19, 2019139 S. Ct. 666

Summary

The Supreme Court reversed the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals' judgment that Bobby James Moore was not intellectually disabled and thus eligible for the death penalty, holding that the appellate court’s reliance on the Briseno factors violated the Court’s prior rulings on Atkins. The case was remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion, and the Attorney General’s motion to intervene was denied.