Interesting article from today’s Denver Post discussing prisoners who were once on death row but later exonerated–here are highlights: Since 1973, 129 people have walked off death rows in 26 states after evidence…
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The LA Times has this opinion piece—here are highlights: [Respected LA entertainment lawyer] George R. Hedges stood by Adam Miranda for two decades and happened upon evidence in the file of the Los…
More from the AP: Georgia moved forward with preparations to execute a man convicted of killing his girlfriend, who on Tuesday night could become the first inmate put to death since the…
The Death Penalty Information Center reports here about a recent study conducted by Professor David Sloss of the St. Louis University School of Law, and others, finding only a small percentage…
A federal judge in Atlanta on Wednesday rejected arguments that Georgia’s method of execution by lethal injection is unconstitutional. Ruling from the bench after 90 minutes of arguments, U.S. District…
Capital Defense Weekly has updates today in three death penalty cases: New Execution Date Georgia officials have set May 6th as the execution date for William Earl Lynd. If executed Lynd…
The Santa Maria Times has this interesting editorial this morning—especially with all the Baze talk lately— that begins by discussing the case of Marine Cpl. Cesar Armando Laurean who’s the primary suspect in the murder of…
SCOTUSblog has two Baze updates: “First post-Baze maneuvers” and “Baze Commentary: Justice Stevens’ Concurrence”. Highlights for the first update, second is provided in full: “First post-Baze maneuvers“: The state of Florida moved quickly on Thursday…
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments this morning in Kennedy v. Louisiana, a case involving the constitutionality of imposing the death penalty for child rape. In 1976 the Supreme Court…
Death Row at San Quentin, which currently houses 622 inmates.The Death Penalty Information Center has this short summary of a study recently completed by the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice (CJCJ)…