United States double jeopardyintellectual disability

Bobby v. Bies

556 U.S. 825 (2009)

JurisdictionUnited States

CourtSupreme Court of the United States

Year2009

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

The Double Jeopardy Clause's issue-preclusion (collateral estoppel) component does not bar a State from holding a full hearing on a capital defendant's Atkins intellectual-disability claim merely because a pre-Atkins court referred to his mental retardation as a mitigating factor.

Area of Law

General

Related Cases

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Inc. v. Palmquist 607 U.S. 421 (2026)

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