By Lawrence Hurley
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a convicted Texas murderer's appeal arguing that the more than 35 years he has spent on death row violates the U.S. Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment.
The justices will in the fall consider the case brought by Bobby Moore, who was convicted in 1980, when he was 20 years old, of murdering a 70-year-old grocery clerk while committing a robbery.
Moore's lawyers noted in court papers that Moore has twice had his execution date set. One was stayed less than a day before the execution. For 15 years, he has been held in solitary confinement, the lawyers said.
The court will hear arguments and issue a ruling in the court's next term, which begins in October and ends in June.
(Reporting by Lawrence Hurley; Editing by Will Dunham)