Bobby James Moore, Petitioner
Clifford M. Sloan, Counsel of Record
In April 1980, Bobby James Moore and two accomplices attempted to rob a supermarket in Houston, Texas. During the crime, Moore shot and killed a 70-year-old store employee. Moore was arrested 10 days later in Louisiana and subsequently convicted of murder and sentenced to death. Moore initially challenged his conviction based on a claim of ineffective legal counsel during the sentencing phase of his trial. In 2001, resentencing proceedings once again resulted in the death penalty for Moore. In 2003, he challenged his sentence on a number of new grounds, including that he is intellectually disabled and ineligible for the…
