“Seven out of Texas lose in light of Medellin”

Capital Defense Weeklyhas this interesting piece about a host of cert denials from Texas in the aftermath of Medellin.

7 Mexican-born inmates on Texas’ death row lost their bids for appeal Monday before the U.S. Supreme Court, following the court’s ruling last week that another Mexican-born inmate’s case couldn’t be reopened despite an order from President Bush.

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