The Illinois Senate , sitting in a lame-duck session, on Tuesday passed a bill abolishing the state's death penalty . The amended bill (SB3539) , approved by the House last week, passed 35-22...
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Illinois House votes to abolish death penalty, still must pass lame-duck senate
The Illinois House passed a bill abolishing the death penalty Thursday, but the bill must still be passed by the Senate with the General Assembly facing a lame-duck session. The amended bill (SB3539) [amendment,...
Federal appeals court rules death row inmate must appeal directly to Supreme Court
The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit rejected a petition from Troy Anthony Davis on Friday for a certificate of appealability (COA), ruling that Davis must appeal his...
Uncertainty in Davis case highlights problems with death penalty
Sara Totonchi : "Wednesday, a federal judge upheld the murder conviction of Georgia death row inmate Troy Davis. This ruling followed an unusual evidentiary hearing that was ordered by the...
Federal court denies habeas petition in Davis death penalty case
The US District Court for the Southern District of Georgia on Tuesday denied the habeas corpus petition of Troy Anthony Davis , convicted and sentenced to...
Supreme Court refuses stay of execution in Sotomayor's first vote as associate justice
The US Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the execution of death row inmate Jason Getsy. The Court also declined Getsy's petition for review. This was the first decision for newly...
In re: Troy Anthony Davis, US Supreme Court, August 17, 2009 .Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more...
Supreme Court orders lower court to review death row habeas case
The US Supreme Court on Monday ordered a federal court in Georgia to consider the case of death row inmate Troy Anthony Davis . Davis had filed an original writ of...
Cone death penalty case shows priority of authorities is really to protect convictions
Julien Ball : "The State of Tennessee wants to execute Gary Cone on a technicality. It is beyond dispute that the prosecution withheld crucial evidence in the case. Cone argued that he suffered...
Osborne case forces Supreme Court to consider use of post-trial evidence
Richard C. Dieter : "Almost every state in the country guarantees defendants the right to have DNA evidence tested after their trial. Unfortunately for William Osborne, Alaska is not one of those states. That is...