The Other Side of the Innocent List: At Homicide Survivors, Dudley Sharp posts a draft of his article, "The Innocent Executed: Deception & Death Penalty Opponents." Sharp's article is meant to balance the anti-death penalty presentations of the cases that landed so-called "innocents" death row. Some of the so-called innocents examined in Sharp's article include Roger Coleman, Ruben Cantu, Roger O'Dell, Gary Graham, Larry Griffin, and even infamous killers Sacco and Vanzetti. Sharp urges readers to "[a]vail yourself of reviewing, at least two contrasting positions, so you can make a, somewhat, informed decision."
Recapping Maryland v. Shatzer: This morning, SCOTUSblog posted a recap of Monday's oral arguments in Maryland v. Shatzer. In the post, Diana Gillis a Georgetown Law student and Akin Gump summer associate, sums up the major points made by Maryland, the Solicitor General's office, and Shatzer. She writes that much "of the argument focused on the substantive scope of Edwards and Miranda, as well as the Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination and the Sixth Amendment right to counsel." She also summarizes the three rules, proposed by Justices Stevens, Breyer and Scalia, that would change our understanding of the federal rule. Our summary of the oral arguments is available here.
Death Penalty May Be Key to Claiming Massachusetts' U.S. Senate Seat: Sentencing Law and Policy blogger Doug Berman provides a link to a Boston Globe article reporting on Massachusetts' Senator Scott Brown's support of the death penalty. In his article, Matt Viser writes that Brown, the most prominent Republican in the race for US Senate, has come out in support of the death penalty in order to distinguish himself from Democratic candidates. Apparently, all four candidates running in the Democratic primary oppose the death penalty, and some have recently began attacking each other. Earlier this week, U.S. Representative Michael Capuano went after Attorney General Martha Coakley's limited past support for the death penalty. In a campaign video, Brown states, "My Democratic opponents Martha Coakley and Mike Capuano are having an ongoing debate over who's more liberal. Each one is trying to be softer on crime than the other. Unlike both of them, I support the death penalty."
Recapping Maryland v. Shatzer: This morning, SCOTUSblog posted a recap of Monday's oral arguments in Maryland v. Shatzer. In the post, Diana Gillis a Georgetown Law student and Akin Gump summer associate, sums up the major points made by Maryland, the Solicitor General's office, and Shatzer. She writes that much "of the argument focused on the substantive scope of Edwards and Miranda, as well as the Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination and the Sixth Amendment right to counsel." She also summarizes the three rules, proposed by Justices Stevens, Breyer and Scalia, that would change our understanding of the federal rule. Our summary of the oral arguments is available here.
Death Penalty May Be Key to Claiming Massachusetts' U.S. Senate Seat: Sentencing Law and Policy blogger Doug Berman provides a link to a Boston Globe article reporting on Massachusetts' Senator Scott Brown's support of the death penalty. In his article, Matt Viser writes that Brown, the most prominent Republican in the race for US Senate, has come out in support of the death penalty in order to distinguish himself from Democratic candidates. Apparently, all four candidates running in the Democratic primary oppose the death penalty, and some have recently began attacking each other. Earlier this week, U.S. Representative Michael Capuano went after Attorney General Martha Coakley's limited past support for the death penalty. In a campaign video, Brown states, "My Democratic opponents Martha Coakley and Mike Capuano are having an ongoing debate over who's more liberal. Each one is trying to be softer on crime than the other. Unlike both of them, I support the death penalty."
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