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Penry v. Johnson 532 U.S. 782 (2001) is a United States Supreme Court case which concerned whether instructions given to a Texas jury were constitutionally adequate to emphasize the mitigating factors in sentencing of mental retardation. The Texas courts had determined the sentencing instructions were consistent with prior Supreme Court jurisprudence but the Court in a divided decision reversed finding the sentencing instructions insufficient.