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Fifth Circuit· 7/11/2017

Scott Panetti v. Lorie Davis, Director

Citations

  • 863 F.3d 366
  • 2017 WL 2953154
  • 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 12390

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  • reiterating that a prisoner must have a “rational understanding” of the State’s reasons for executing him
  • The standard of review is de novo when the state courts have not adjudicated the merits of a petitioner’s claim

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Judges: Stewart, Higginbotham, Owen

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