Shoop v. Hill
Decided January 7, 2019. The Court ruled per curiam, an unsigned opinion of the Court.
Docket 18-56 · 586 U.S. 45 (2019) · Cited 175 times
Holding
Because Hill’s intellectual disability claim must be evaluated based solely on holdings of this Court that were clearly established at the time the state-court decisions were rendered, see 28 U. S. C. §2254(d)(1), the Sixth Circuit’s reliance on Moore v. Texas, 581 U. S. ___—which was handed down much later—was plainly improper.
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Precedents cited
Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.
- Atkins v. Virginia · 536 U.S. 304 (2002)
- Moore v. Texas · 581 U.S. 1 (2017)
- Hall v. Florida · 572 U.S. 701 (2014)
- Harrington v. Richter · 562 U.S. 86 (2011)
- White v. Woodall · 572 U.S. 415 (2014)
- Ford v. Wainwright · 477 U.S. 399 (1986)
- Metrish v. Lancaster · 569 U.S. 351 (2013)
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