Allen Robertson, Jr. v. Louisiana
DueProcess Punishment HabeasCorpus JusticiabilityDoctri
Whether the Louisiana state courts improperly considered Petitioner's criminal behavior in determining that he is not intellectually disabled, in violation of the Eighth Amendment and SCOTUS precedents
QUESTIONS PRESENTED IL Whether it violates the Eighth Amendment and this Court’s decisions in Moore v. Texas, 137 S. Ct. 1039 (2017), Hall v. Florida, 134 S. Ct. 1986 (2014), and Atkins | v. Virginia, 536 U.S. 304 (2002) where the Louisiana state courts relied on evidence of Petitioner’s criminal behavior, contrary to the standards of the medical community, in determining that Petitioner Allen Robertson is not intellectually disabled? I. Whether it violates the Sixth Amendment and this Court’s decision in PenaRodriguez v. Colorado, 137 S. Ct. 855 (2017), where a member of the jury that convicted Petitioner and sentenced him to death stated that “[mJurders and stuff, it’s all done by them niggers,” and where the Louisiana state courts denied ; _ Petitioner’s racial bias claim without comment? Petitioner Allen Robertson respectfully requests that this Court issue a writ of certiorari to review the decision of the Louisiana Supreme Court.