edited by: Ted McLaughlin,
Texas Editor
Lyle Denniston reports, "Time on death row as an issue," at SCOTUS Blog.
After nearly 29 years on death row, Cecil C. Johnson, 53, was put to death by lethal injection early Wednesday in Tennessee. About an hour before he was pronounced dead at 1:34 a.m. (Tennessee time), Johnson’s case stirred up [...]
Also yesterday, the Supreme Court rejected one California death case with an innocence claim. It granted cert in a Michigan case involving double jeopardy, and requested additional briefing in an Alabama death case.
Let's begin with an excerpt of Lyle Denniston's SCOTUS Blog post, "Court scuttles photo ruling; grants 3 [...]
"Post-combat stress as a defense," is the title of Lyle Denniston's SCOTUS Blog post.
The Supreme Court, in a sign of the times for a nation at war on two fronts, on Monday put defense lawyers on notice that they should be prepared to use evidence of “post-traumatic stress disorder” to try to save accused [...]
From Eric Dondero:
Both "libertarian Republicans" naturally"Prosecution will cost county plenty," is the title of Dennis Palmitier' OpEd from the Sunday edition of the Amarillo Globe-News. An extended excerpt:
Many folks are wondering just what 31st District Attorney Lynn Switzer accomplished in her pursuit of the death penalty for Levi King.
With the dust of the jury's verdict [...]
