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Atkins claim in Tennessee

5 Tennessee opinions name it 2 courts 2006–2016 0 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Tennessee courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (4)

CaseFollowedCited
Byron Black v. Ricky Bellgreen
ca6 · 2011 · cited in 2 Tennessee opinions naming this issue, 2012–2014
2 sentences

2014See Black v. Bell, 664 F.3d 81, 92 (6th Cir. 2012) (vacating district court’s denial of Atkins claim and remanding for reconsideration in light of retrospective application of Coleman); Van Tran v. Colson, 764 F.3d 594, 617-619 (6th Cir. 2014) (applying Coleman retroactively to Atkins claim and granting a writ of habeas corpus prohibiting imposition of the death penalty, conditioned upon the fresh determination by the Tennessee courts whether the petitioner was intellectually disabled under the clarified principles set out in Coleman).

2012The majority characterized Coleman's holding as an “elucidation of the Atkins standard under Tennessee law.” Black v. Bell, 664 F.3d 81, 92, 96, 101 (6th Cir.2011) (remanding Black’s intellectual disability claim to the U.S. District Court for reconsideration in light of Coleman).

22
State v. Williamsred
la · 2002 · cited in 2 Tennessee opinions naming this issue, 2006–2010
2 sentences

2010Ex parte Jose Garcia Briseno, 135 S.W.3d at 1 (citing Kansas v. Crane, 534 U.S. 407, 413 , 122 S. Ct. 867 (2002) (noting that “the science of psychiatry, which informs but does not control ultimate legal determinations, is an ever-advancing science, whose distinctions do not seek precisely to mirror those of the law”)); State v. Williams, 831 So. 2d 835, 859 (La. 2002), superseded by statute as stated in State v. Turner, 936 So. 2d 89 (La. 2006) (in determining Atkins claim, “the trial court must not rely so extensively upon this expert testimony as to commit the ultimate decision of mental re

2006Ex parte Jose Garcia Briseno, 135 S.W.3d at 1 (citing Kansas v. Crane, 534 U.S. 407, 413 , 122 S. Ct. 867 (2002) (noting that “the science of psychiatry, which informs but does not control ultimate legal determinations, is an ever-advancing science, whose distinctions do not seek precisely to mirror those of the law”); State v. Williams, 831 So.2d 835, 859 (La. 2002) (in determining Atkins claim, “the trial court must not rely so extensively upon this expert testimony as to commit the ultimate decision of mental retardation to the experts.”).

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Ex Parte Bluegreen
texcrimapp · 2007 · cited in 1 Tennessee opinions naming this issue, 2016–2016
1 sentence

2016See Ex parte Blue, 230 S.W.3d 151, 163 (Tex.Crim.App.2007) (permitting consideration of otherwise procedurally barred Atkins claim if applicant could make “threshold showing” of evidence that would be “at least sufficient to support an ultimate conclusion, by clear and convincing evidence, that no rational factfinder would fail to find mental retardation”).

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Heck Van Tran v. Roland Colsongreen
ca6 · 2014 · cited in 1 Tennessee opinions naming this issue, 2014–2014
1 sentence

2014See Black v. Bell, 664 F.3d 81, 92 (6th Cir. 2012) (vacating district court’s denial of Atkins claim and remanding for reconsideration in light of retrospective application of Coleman); Van Tran v. Colson, 764 F.3d 594, 617-619 (6th Cir. 2014) (applying Coleman retroactively to Atkins claim and granting a writ of habeas corpus prohibiting imposition of the death penalty, conditioned upon the fresh determination by the Tennessee courts whether the petitioner was intellectually disabled under the clarified principles set out in Coleman).

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Tennessee. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (4)

CaseCitedYears
Kansas v. Crane green
scotus · 2002
2 sentences

2010Ex parte Jose Garcia Briseno, 135 S.W.3d at 1 (citing Kansas v. Crane, 534 U.S. 407, 413 , 122 S. Ct. 867 (2002) (noting that “the science of psychiatry, which informs but does not control ultimate legal determinations, is an ever-advancing science, whose distinctions do not seek precisely to mirror those of the law”)); State v. Williams, 831 So. 2d 835, 859 (La. 2002), superseded by statute as stated in State v. Turner, 936 So. 2d 89 (La. 2006) (in determining Atkins claim, “the trial court must not rely so extensively upon this expert testimony as to commit the ultimate decision of mental re

2010Ex parte Jose Garcia Briseno, 135 S.W.3d at 1 (citing Kansas v. Crane, 534 U.S. 407, 413 , 122 S. Ct. 867 (2002) (noting that “the science of psychiatry, which informs but does not control ultimate legal determinations, is an ever-advancing science, whose distinctions do not seek precisely to mirror those of the law”)); State v. Williams, 831 So. 2d 835, 859 (La. 2002), superseded by statute as stated in State v. Turner, 936 So. 2d 89 (La. 2006) (in determining Atkins claim, “the trial court must not rely so extensively upon this expert testimony as to commit the ultimate decision of mental re

22006–2010
Ex Parte Briseno green
texcrimapp · 2004
2 sentences

2010Ex parte Jose Garcia Briseno, 135 S.W.3d at 1 (citing Kansas v. Crane, 534 U.S. 407, 413 , 122 S. Ct. 867 (2002) (noting that “the science of psychiatry, which informs but does not control ultimate legal determinations, is an ever-advancing science, whose distinctions do not seek precisely to mirror those of the law”)); State v. Williams, 831 So. 2d 835, 859 (La. 2002), superseded by statute as stated in State v. Turner, 936 So. 2d 89 (La. 2006) (in determining Atkins claim, “the trial court must not rely so extensively upon this expert testimony as to commit the ultimate decision of mental re

2006Ex parte Jose Garcia Briseno, 135 S.W.3d at 1 (citing Kansas v. Crane, 534 U.S. 407, 413 , 122 S. Ct. 867 (2002) (noting that “the science of psychiatry, which informs but does not control ultimate legal determinations, is an ever-advancing science, whose distinctions do not seek precisely to mirror those of the law”); State v. Williams, 831 So.2d 835, 859 (La. 2002) (in determining Atkins claim, “the trial court must not rely so extensively upon this expert testimony as to commit the ultimate decision of mental retardation to the experts.”).

22006–2010
State v. Turner green
la · 2006
1 sentence

2010Ex parte Jose Garcia Briseno, 135 S.W.3d at 1 (citing Kansas v. Crane, 534 U.S. 407, 413 , 122 S. Ct. 867 (2002) (noting that “the science of psychiatry, which informs but does not control ultimate legal determinations, is an ever-advancing science, whose distinctions do not seek precisely to mirror those of the law”)); State v. Williams, 831 So. 2d 835, 859 (La. 2002), superseded by statute as stated in State v. Turner, 936 So. 2d 89 (La. 2006) (in determining Atkins claim, “the trial court must not rely so extensively upon this expert testimony as to commit the ultimate decision of mental re

12010–2010
Atkins v. Virginia green
scotus · 2002
1 sentence

2010As recognized by the United States Supreme Court, “[n]ot all people who claim to be mentally retarded will be so impaired as to fall within the range of mentally retarded offenders about whom there is a national consensus.” Atkins, 536 U.S. at 317 .

12010–2010

Statutes the citing opinions construe

TN § Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-203 (4) TN § Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-30-117 (4) TN § Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-204 (3)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

Where else courts name it

TX 43 (1988–2024) PA 39 (2004–2021) OH 33 (2004–2026) MS 30 (1990–2026) AL 23 (2000–2026) FL 12 (1989–2025) LA 9 (2003–2018) CA 9 (1976–2025) OK 6 (1991–2020) TN 5 (2006–2016) KY 5 (2005–2026) VA 4 (2000–2019) AR 4 (2004–2020) NY 4 (1992–2019) IN 3 (2014–2020) NJ 3 (2004–2006) UT 3 (2012–2020) AZ 3 (2006–2017) ID 3 (2013–2021) IL 2 (2012–2021) MI 2 (1977–2016) MD 2 (2011–2012) WV 2 (1982–2004) OR 2 (2015–2020) MO 2 (2021–2021)

Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.

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