Ex Parte Lewis’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 5 state decisions

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1. “[W]hile there is significant expert opinion testimony, documentary materials, and lay testimony in this record that might support a finding of mental retardation, there is also sufficient evidence, including expert and lay opinion testimony, as well as written records, to support the trial court's finding that applicant failed to prove that he is mentally retarded. In such a situation, I defer to the trial court's credibility determinations and . . . adopt its ultimate findings of fact. Based on those findings and my independent review, I agree with the Court's decision to deny relief.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Butler, Steven Anthony

2. “is not limited to one who is a state-licensed physician or psychologist”); id. at 376 (Womack, J., dissenting). . All of these statements are signed, but none is notarized, all merely purporting to be”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ex Parte Blue