Alvin Jackson v. Larry Norris, No. 07-1331 (8th Cir. 2007)
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: Prisoner case - prisoner civil rights. Case remanded for further proceedings in light of Simpson v. Norris, 490 F.3d 1029 (8th Cir. 2007).
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United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 07-1331 ___________ Alvin Bernal Jackson, * * Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * Eastern District of Arkansas. Larry Norris, Director, Arkansas * Department of Correction, * [UNPUBLISHED] * Appellee. * ___________ Submitted: November 14, 2007 Filed: November 20, 2007 ___________ Before RILEY, BOWMAN, and SMITH, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM. In light of this court s recent decision in Simpson v. Norris, 490 F.3d 1029, 1034-1036 (8th Cir. 2007) (concluding the existence of an Arkansas statute that precluded the execution of the mentally retarded was irrelevant to whether the applicant had defaulted an Atkins v. Virginia, 536 U.S. 304, 321 (2002), claim by failing to bring the claim under the statute), reh g en banc denied, No. 06-2823 (8th Cir. Aug. 20, 2007), we reverse and vacate the judgment of the district court and remand this case to the district court for further proceedings. See Simpson, 490 F.3d at 1035-36. ______________________________
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