No. 19-7481October Term 2019Decided Jun 1, 2020
Docket 19-7481October Term 2019 (2019–2020)
Murphy v. Texas
This case considers the proper timing for evaluating a capital defendant's intellectual functioning.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Jun 1, 2020
Case Accepted
Arguments
Decision ReleasedJun 1, 2020
- What it's about
This case considers the proper timing for evaluating a capital defendant's intellectual functioning. Specifically, it addresses whether this assessment must be based on the defendant's intellectual function at the time of the crime and trial.
Question presented
Whether the evaluation of a capital defendant's intellectual functioning must be based on the defendant's intellectual function at the time of the crime and trial.
- Case path
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas / Decision released Jun 1, 2020
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Mar 31, 2026
- Method
- Methodology