Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Tilli v. Van Antwerpen

Tilli v. Van Antwerpen, 517 U.S. 1227 (1996)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1996-05-28
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • holding no Penry instruction necessary where no evidence showing defendant's borderline intelligence bore nexus to his criminal actions
  • holding no Penry instruction necessary whereno evidence showing defendant's borderline intelligence bore nexus to his criminal actions
  • applying summary judgment standard in § 2254 case where habeas petitioner requested a CPC and a stay of execution
  • challenge to admission of unadju-dicated extraneous offenses during punishment phase as violation of Eighth Amendment, due process, and equal protection is Teague-barred

Citator

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C. A. 3d Cir. Certiorari denied.