SCOTUS Clarifies Cruel & Unusual Execution, Without Saying a Word
Richard Cooey was executed by lethal injection this morning, after the Supreme Court denied without comment his final appeal. He had claimed that lethal injection could cause a painful death. The...
View ArticleThe Chutzpah Defense: Should Defendants be Able to Appeal Their Way to an 8th...
Few would deny that 32 years is a long time to spend in jail. It’s a long time to spend on death row, as well. But is delaying the execution — particularly when the delay is caused by the convict’s...
View Article“Cruel and Unusual” to Sentence Juveniles to Life without Parole
The Supreme Court today decided Graham v. Florida (opinion here), ruling 6-3 that it violates the Eighth Amendment’s Cruel and Unusual Punishment clause to sentence a juvenile offender to life in...
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