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Barwick v. State

Citations

  • 88 So. 3d 85
  • 2011 WL 2566310

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  • noting that “the Court has expressly rejected the argument that Roper extends beyond the Supreme Court‟s pronouncement that the execution of an individual who was younger than eighteen at the time of the murder violates the eighth amendment”
  • rejecting claim that Roper should extend to Barwick, who was nineteen when he committed the capital crime, because his mental age was less than eighteen
  • rejecting habeas claim that because Barwick’s mental age is less than eighteen due to brain damage and mental capacity, his execution is unconstitutional under Roper
  • rejecting habeas claim that because Barwick’s mental age is less than eighteen due to brain damage and mental capacity, his execution is unconstitutional under Roper
  • affirming the denial of Barwick’s initial motion for postconviction relief and denying his state habeas petition
  • rejecting claim that Roper should extend to Barwick, who was nineteen when he committed the crimes, because his mental age was less than eighteen

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Judges: Canady, Labarga, Lewis, Pariente, Perry, Polston, Quince

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