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eighth amendmentintellectual disabilityaedpa
Black v. Carpenter
866 F.3d 734 (6th Cir. 2017)
Key Principle
On federal habeas review under AEDPA, a capital petitioner bears the burden of proving intellectual disability under Atkins by a preponderance of the evidence, and a state-court rejection of that claim is entitled to deference absent an unreasonable application of law or unreasonable determination of fact.
Area of Law
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