#SCOTUS, Oct. 2, 2018.pic.twitter.com/HXIsGwR5dq
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An important caveat: Neither Thomas nor Gorsuch spoke, so we did get a tilted view at arguments of what the justices are thinking about here.
Substantively, the justices were asking questions about whether dementia is covered under Ford/Panetti standards for determining competency to be executed or whether those standards would need to be clarified/expanded to cover such claims (and how).
Procedurally, the justices were questioning whether the trial court and state ever allowed real consideration of Madison’s claims, due to a belief that dementia would not be relevant to the Ford/Panetti competency discussion bc it was not “psychosis, delusion, or insanity.”
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Noting also that “…all three judges, including the dissenting judge, agreed that he was incompetent to be executed.”
Didn't the Court already rule against Madison under the same circumstances?
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