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Article • September 30, 2020
Report: Death Penalty is ‘Descendant of Slavery, Lynching’ by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell In 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Duane Buck, a Black man who was painted by an expert at trial as more dangerous and deserved to die simply because he was Black. …
Article • August 5, 2020
Florida Exonerates One Prisoner for Every Three Executed by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Studies show that Florida has one of the highest execution rates in the United States. It also has the highest number of exonerations of death-row prisoners than any other state. With one conviction overturned on death …
Article • July 15, 2020 • from CLN August, 2020
Missouri Shows Indifference to Human Life by Proceeding with Execution Amid Pandemic by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The “Show Me” state showed indifference to human life by carrying out the death sentence of Walter Barton on May 19, 2020, at the state prison in Bonne Terre, Missouri. Neither the …
Article • June 15, 2020 • from CLN July, 2020
Is the Death Penalty Slowly Dying Across the Nation? by Chad Marks by Chad Marks In 1972, the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) in Furman v. Georgia eliminated the death penalty. The Court, in striking down state-sanctioned killing, identified problems such as racism, arbitrary application, and the fact …
Article • December 19, 2019 • from CLN January, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court ‘Death Caucus’ Setting Death Penalty Litigation Tone by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss The conservative majority of the U.S. Supreme Court has been taking a hard stance against last-minute filings, effectively intimidating already-scarce death penalty attorneys. This could lead state and federal judges to give “short shrift” …
Article • December 17, 2019 • from CLN January, 2020
Fourth Circuit: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel in Death Penalty Case for Failure to Investigate Fetal Alcohol Syndrome as Mitigating Factor During Sentencing Phase by Chad Marks by Chad Marks The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court’s finding that counsel in a capital case was …
Article • October 16, 2019 • from CLN November, 2019
New Hampshire Ends Death Penalty by Jayson Hawkins by Jayson Hawkins  Michael Addison, the sole occupant of New Hampshire’s death row, is breathing a little easier these days. Thanks to a two-thirds majority in both the state’s House and Senate, the state’s legislature overrode Governor Chris Sununu’s veto of their …
Article • September 16, 2019 • from CLN October, 2019
9th Circuit Finds IAC for Failure to Investigate Mitigating Factors During Penalty Phase of Capital Case by Anthony Accurso by Anthony Accurso The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vacated and remanded the defendant’s death sentence for first-degree murder because defense counsel failed to investigate mitigating evidence of …
Article • July 7, 2019
Idaho: ACLU Files Suit That Reveals Officials Misled Public About Costs Associated With Executions In State by Chad Marks by Chad Marks  The ACLU of Idaho brought a lawsuit after the Idaho Department of Corrections refused to turn over execution-related records to a University of Idaho law professor. Law professor …
Article • June 22, 2019
Study Questions the Reliance on Comparison Testimony at Trial by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell  The FBI admitted that its hair-sample analysts were wrong 95 percent of the time when comparing hair samples in approximately 3,000 cases. This included 32 death penalty cases. A 2012 study by the Pennsylvania Innocence …
Article • June 13, 2019
Legal limitations constrain Texas death penalty case by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Shortly after Adolph Hitler’s election as Germany’s chancellor; on the night of February 27, 1933; the Reichstag in Berlin, Germany, was allegedly burned by an arsonist. The next day, Hitler persuaded President Paul von Hindenburg to sign …
Article • May 22, 2019
New Hampshire Death Penalty Repealed by The death penalty is now history in New Hampshire, the “Live Free or Die” state. Removing life from the death-sentence, so to speak, occurred in several votes. In April 2019, the state Senate voted 17-6 to repeal the death penalty. The House did likewise, …
Article • April 12, 2019 • from CLN May, 2019
Abolishing the Death Penalty Leads to Decline in Murders by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney In a blow to those who cling to the idea that the death penalty deters murder, a study by the Abdorrahman Boroumand Center (“ABC”) demonstrates that when nations abolish the death penalty the rate of …
Article • April 12, 2019 • from CLN May, 2019
California Governor Announces Moratorium on Capital Punishment by Bill Barton by Bill Barton  Governor Gavin Newsom granted a temporary reprieve for the 737 prisoners on California death row as of March 13, 2019.  “I think this would be a bold step,” said Michael D. Rushford, president of the Criminal Justice …
The Next Step - Ending Excessive Punishment for Violent Crimes, 2019 The Next Step Ending Excessive Punishment for Violent Crimes For more information, contact: The Sentencing Project 1705 DeSales Street NW 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 628-0871 sentencingproject.org twitter.com/sentencingproj facebook.com/thesentencingproject instagram.com/endlifeimprisonment This report was written by Nazgol Ghandnoosh, Ph.D., …
Article • March 16, 2019 • from CLN April, 2019
Nebraska’s Death Row Prisoners Must Bring ‘Repeal Challenges’ Individually by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Supreme Court of Nebraska has dismissed on technical grounds a lawsuit filed by eight death-row prisoners represented by the American Civil Liberties Union (“ACLU”).  The suit alleged the death sentences of Nebraska’s death-row prisoners …
Article • March 16, 2019 • from CLN April, 2019
Kentucky Supreme Court Holds State Statute Defining Intellectual Disability as IQ of 70 or Lower Unconstitutional, Death Row Prisoner Entitled to Hearing by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke  The Supreme Court of Kentucky held that a court erred when it denied a death-sentenced prisoner’s post-conviction motion alleging intellectual disability without …
Article • March 16, 2019 • from CLN April, 2019
Death Penalty Usage Trending Downward, Report Reveals by Betty Nelander by Betty Nelander A look back at 2018 reveals death-penalty usage in the United States trending downward for the fourth consecutive year, according to a year-end report by the Death Penalty Information Center (“DPIC”). Executions numbered fewer than 30, and …
Article • March 16, 2019 • from CLN April, 2019
Fourth Circuit Grants Habeas Relief for Death Row Prisoner Because Trial Court Excluded Expert Testimony Defendant Represents Low Risk of Violence in Prison by David Reutter by David Reutter The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reversed the denial of habeas corpus relief to a death row prisoner. …
Article • February 14, 2019 • from CLN March, 2019
Third Circuit Orders Habeas Relief Based on Trial Counsel’s Failure to Present or Even Investigate Mental Health and Juvenile Records in Pennsylvania Death Penalty Case by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke  On July 12, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ordered that habeas relief be provisionally …
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