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Compassionless Conservative Texas Judge Closes Court Promptly, Ensuring Execution by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke Sharon Keller, 54, presiding judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, has come under sharp criticism for refusing to keep the court open twenty minutes past its usual closing time to permit a late …
Missouri Execution Nurse, Doctor Have Questionable Histories by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg A Missouri nurse employed by the state’s execution team was hired by federal officials to participate in the execution of mass killer Timothy McVeigh at Terre Haute, Indiana in 2001. However, before the nurse could leave …
Brief • July 14, 2008
Lancaster v. Cate, CA, Order Granting Atty Fees, Death Row Conditions, 2008 Case 3:79-cv-01630-WHA Document 1555 Filed 07/14/2008 Page 1 of 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 9 11 For the Northern District of California …
Article • June 15, 2008 • from PLN June, 2008
New Jersey Abolishes the Death Penalty by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On December 12, 2007, New Jersey became the second state since the reinstatement of the death penalty in 1976 to legislatively abolish the death penalty, replacing it with life without parole. That same day, New Jersey Governor Jon …
Nevada Prisoner Health Care So Atrocious, Prisoners Volunteer for Execution to Avoid Suffering by David Reutter by David M. Reutter “It is my opinion that the medical care provided at Ely State Prison amounts to the grossest possible medical malpractice, and the most shocking and callous disregard for human life …
Article • May 15, 2008 • from PLN May, 2008
When Courts Get it Wrong: Clark v. Beard by Mumia Abu-Jamal by Mumia Abu Jamal When courts decide cases, the most important elements are the law, the facts and how to apply the relevant law to the facts. When courts err in any of these elements the result is usually …
Article • May 15, 2008 • from PLN May, 2008
North Carolina Execution Laws Trump Medical Board’s Ethics Declaration by John Dannenberg North Carolina Execution Laws Trump Medical Board's Ethics Declaration by John E. Dannenberg In September 2007, the Wake County, North Carolina Superior Court ruled that because executions are not "medical procedures," a state law that requires a physician …
Canadian Death Row Prisoners' International Law Claims Rejected by The plaintiff, a Canadian sentenced to death in the United States, alleged that he had been subjected to psychological torture in violation of the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment because of his nine execution …
Article • May 15, 2008
Arizona Gas Chamber Unconstitutional by The court holds that execution by lethal gas as practiced in Arizona is unconstitutional, applying the prior decision in Fierro v. Gomez, which it notes was vacated but has never been held wrong. The Supreme Court later held that the petitioner's claim was procedurally barred …
Buried Alive: Solitary Confinement in Arizona’s Prisons and Jails by David Reutter Buried Alive: Solitary Confinement in Arizona's Prisons and Jails Review by David M. Reutter "There have been a couple of times that I've tried to end my life in here, but they keep reviving me and bringing me …
Three Murders in Three Months at Mississippi Control Unit Lead to Improvements And New Consent Decree by "Taken as a whole, I am convinced the conditions in Unit 32 are as bad as anywhere in the whole country," observed Margaret Winter, a lawyer with the National Prison Project of the …
Lawsuits test crackdown on sex criminals by john gramlich Friday, April 18, 2008 Stateline Article By John Gramlich, Stateline.org Staff Writer A death-penalty case argued before the U.S. Supreme Court this week marks the latest constitutional challenge to an ongoing, nationwide crackdown on sex criminals. From California to North Carolina, …
Tennessee Prisoners Must Verify Truth of Petitions for Relief from Sentences by Daryl Holton and Paul Reid, Tennessee state prisoners, were sentenced to death on murder convictions. Neither appealed. Later, acting as "next friend," others filed petitions for relief on their behalf, claiming they were mentally incompetent. The petitions weren't …
Relief for Unconstitutional Mississippi Death Row Conditions Affirmed on Appeal by Bob Williams By Bob Williams The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has affirmed most of the sweeping reforms to be implemented at the Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP), Unit 32-C, Death Row. After several death row …
Article • January 15, 2008
Protection from Personal Document's Disclosure Does Not End With Death in Pennsylvania by Temple University law student Hayes Hunt petitioned the court to review the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections' (DOC) 1996 order denying his request for medical and mental health records of executed prisoner Leon Moser. The denial was affirmed …
Article • January 15, 2008
Court Orders Disclosure of Witness' Information Regarding Lethal Injection Executions in Pennsylvania by Pennsylvania death row prisoner Michael Travaglia appealed the Department of Corrections' (DOC) 1996 refusal to disclose to his attorney, Mark Lesco, various documents regarding lethal injection procedures and the selection process and identities of witnesses to executions. …
As New Regulations Limit Organ Transplants from Executed Chinese Prisoners; South Carolina Allows Organ Donations by Prisoners by In November 2006, China finally admitted that most of the human organs used to satisfy the burgeoning number of transplant-seeking foreigners came from executed prisoners. ?Apart from a small portion of traffic …
$195,000 Paid to Family of Slain Florida Prison Guard by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) has agreed to pay $195,000 to the family of murdered prison guard Darla Kay Lathrem, 38. PLN previously reported the incident. [See: PLN, April 2006, p.42]. Lathrem was …
Georgia Death Row Prisoner Not Afforded Evidence To Litigate Case by Georgia death row prisoner Ellis Felker appealed by way of mandamus a 1996 court ruling that the Houston County District Attorney (DA) complied with the production of records under the Open Records Act (Act). Additional materials were discovered last …
Article • December 15, 2007
Claims Previously Litigated, Not Directly Appealed, Raised At Trial Barred For Habeas by Georgia State prisoner Jimmy Meders sought review of a 1992 habeas court's partial denial of claims for relief from his 1987 death sentence. Warden Schofield appealed the same court's grant to Meders for ineffective assistance of counsel …
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