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Opinion
Filed
May 22, 2019
Case
Willie B. Smith, III v. Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections
Case status
Decided

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WILSON, Circuit Judge: Willie B. Smith III, a death row inmate, appeals the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus petition. The district court granted Smith a certificate of appealability (COA) on whether he is intellectually disabled…

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