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Article • May 15, 2025 • from CLN June, 2025
Georgia Eliminates Legal Standard That Sent Intellectually Disabled Prisoners to Death Row by David Kim Georgia has joined a growing number of states that prohibit the execution of people with intellectual disabilities after Gov. Brian Kemp signed a bill into law on May 12, 2025, establishing clearer legal protections for …
Michigan Supreme Court: Fundamentally Unfair to Deny Indigent Defendant Funds to Retain False Confession Expert Where Genuineness of Confession Key Issue at Trial by Sam Rutherford by Sam Rutherford The Supreme Court of Michigan held that it is fundamentally unfair to deny an indigent defendant’s request for funds to retain …
Article • April 15, 2024 • from CLN April, 2024
Crime Scene Context: Bridging the Gap Between Evidence and Reconstruction by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott F.D. Zigan, a veteran crime scene investigator who specializes in fingerprint analysis for the Roswell Police Department in suburban Atlanta, Georgia, writes about the disconnect between evidence collection and scene reconstruction in …
Fifth Circuit Affirms Habeas Relief Granted to Capital Defendant Where Counsel Failed to Impeach State’s Pivotal Wit-ness with Available Forensic Evidence by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana’s grant of habeas …
U.S. Supreme Court Apparently Prioritizes Ideology Over Guilt or Innocence by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The current justices on the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) apparently prioritize ideology over guilt or innocence. Almost 40 years ago, SCOTUS held that the U.S. Constitution’s Sixth Amendment guarantee of a …
Brief • May 16, 2023
Anderson v Grayson County, TX, Complaint, Failure to Appoint Counsel, 2023 Case 4:23-cv-00439 Document 1 Filed 05/16/23 Page 1 of 18 PageID #: 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS SHERMAN DIVISION CHAZDON ANDERSON, Plaintiff, v. GRAYSON COUNTY; HON. JAMES P. FALLON, in his official capacity …
California Court of Appeal: Exclusion of Expert Witness at SVP Trial as Remedy for Discovery Violation Constitutes Denial of Constitutional Due Process by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Court of Appeal of California, Fourth Appellate District, concluded that a trial court erred by excluding the defense’s only expert …
Article • March 15, 2022 • from CLN April, 2022
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals: Trial Court Did Not Abuse Discretion by Granting Rule 508 Motion to Dismiss Capital Murder Charge Where State Refused to Disclose Identity of Confidential Informant by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas reversed a judgment of the Court of …
Article • August 15, 2021 • from CLN September, 2021
Delaware Supreme Court: Substitution Not Allowed for Chain of Custody Witness by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso The Supreme Court of Delaware vacated a defendant’s convictions for substance possession after the trial court allowed the State to substitute a different officer for testimony instead of the one who conducted …
Article • April 15, 2021 • from CLN May, 2021
Ninth Circuit: State’s Forced Medication Order Was Properly Challenged Under Federal Habeas Corpus by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Rarely may a federal court intrude on a criminal case in state court, unless there’s a chance of “irreparable harm” if the court doesn’t intervene. World Famous Drinking Emporium, Inc. v. …
Article • January 15, 2021 • from CLN February, 2021
California Court of Appeal: Confrontation Clause Violation Where Supervisor, Not Lab Tech Who Performed Drug Tests, Testified at Trial by Anthony Accurso by Anthony Accurso The Court of Appeal of California, Fourth Appellate District, ruled that a defendant’s right to confront his accuser under the Six Amendment to the U.S. …
California Supreme Court Vacates Murder Conviction, Finds IAC for Failure to Obtain Expert Testimony on Time of Death by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell In a case that hinged on the time of death to convict the defendant, the Supreme Court of California granted habeas corpus relief where defense counsel …
Simplified pleadings-Deformation of Fed Rules ACLU, 2013 \\jciprod01\productn\N\NYU\88-1\NYU108.txt unknown Seq: 1 21-MAR-13 10:15 • SIMPLIFIED PLEADING, MEANINGFUL DAYS IN COURT, AND TRIALS ON THE MERITS: REFLECTIONS ON THE DEFORMATION OF FEDERAL PROCEDURE ARTHUR R. MILLER* When the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure were promulgated in 1938, they reflected a policy …
Publication • 2010
Filed under: Capital Punishment
Utah Department of Corrections - Execution Protocols TMF 01/01.00 GENERAL PROVISIONS TMF TMF TMF TMF Purpose of Technical Cross Reference Policy Definitions 01/01.01 01/01.02 01/01.03 01/01.04 REVISED 06/10/10 Manual UDC GRAMA Classified Public TMF 01/01 - pg.1 UDC GRAMA Classified Public TMF 01/01.00 GENERAL PROVISIONS TMF 01/01.01 Purpose Technical The …