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Herring v. Florida

Certiorari Denied

Petition for certiorari denied on June 25, 2012.

Docket No.11-1158
Op. BelowFla. S. Ct.

Issue

Whether the Florida Supreme Court"s refusal to permit consideration of the standard error of measurement in its determination of mental retardation in capital cases violates the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments, which forbid the execution of a mentally retarded person under Atkins v. Virginia.

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