Court Opinion

ID: 9809878
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-31 21:30:57.825673+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:38:59.354054
License: Public Domain

RICHARD B. TEITELMAN, Judge,
dissenting.
I respectfully dissent. I would hold that the reasoning in Ford v. Wainwright, 477 U.S. 399, 106 S.Ct. 2595, 91 L.Ed.2d 335 (1986), Atkins v. Virginia, 536 U.S. 304, 122 S.Ct. 2242, 153 L.Ed.2d 335 (2002) and Roper v. Simmons, 543 U.S. 551, 125 S.Ct. 1183, 161 L.Ed.2d 1 (2005) applies to individuals who, like Mr. Strong, were severely mentally ill at the time the offense was committed. Therefore, I would grant ha-beas relief and appoint a special master to more fully address Mr. Strong’s claims.