Schriro v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis

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34 federal appellate · 3 district · 33 state decisions

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1. “Atkins stated in clear terms that “we leave to the State[s] the task of developing appropriate ways to enforce the constitutional restriction upon [their] execution of sentences.” States, including Arizona, have responded to that challenge by adopting their own measures for adjudicating claims of mental retardation. While those measures might, in their application, be subject to constitutional challenge, Arizona had not even had a chance to apply its chosen procedures when the Ninth Circuit pre-emptively imposed its jury trial condition.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Laney · Commonwealth v. Bracey

2. “[t]he Ninth Circuit erred in commanding the Arizona courts to conduct a jury trial to resolve Smith's mental retardation claim.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State v. Laney · People v. Skinner

3. “[T]he Court of Appeals exceeded its limited authority on habeas review....”); Middleton v. McNeil, 541 U.S. 433 , 437, 124 S.Ct. 1830 , 158 L.Ed.2d 701 (2004) (per curiam) (”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Hurles v. Ryan