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Phoning It In: Arizona Supreme Court Allows Telephonic Testimony in Involuntary Commitment Hearing
By Colin Miller
The Supreme Court Court of Arizona decided in In re MH-2008-000867, --- P.3d ----, 2010 WL 3034499 (Ariz. Aug. 5, 2010) that telephonic testimony by a psychiatric expert in an…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Another capital test case concerning defendant’s fate after lawyers’ failings
Main August 3, 2010Another capital test case concerning defendant's fate after lawyers' failings Adam Liptak's always interesting Sidebar column in the New York Times this week is focused on a…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Split Second Circuit panel reverses death sentence for NYC double cop killer
Main June 30, 2010Split Second Circuit panel reverses death sentence for NYC double cop killer As detailed in this New York Times report, which is headlined "Death Sentence Is Voided…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“The Plea Jury”
Main June 25, 2010"The Plea Jury" The title of this post is the title of this terrific and provocative new article by Laura Appleman now appearing in the Summer 2010…
Sentencing Law and Policy
SCOTUS inO’Brienpreserves (for now)McMillanprecedent (to Justice Stevens’ chagrin)
Main May 24, 2010SCOTUS in O'Brien preserves (for now) McMillan precedent (to Justice Stevens' chagrin) Based on a quick review of all of today's SCOTUS action, the biggest news for…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Texas jury returns life sentence based on unconvicted and uncharged conduct
Main May 14, 2010Texas jury returns life sentence based on unconvicted and uncharged conduct A helpful reader forwarded to me this fascinating local sentencing story out of Texas. The report…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Could we get the big juve LWOP Eighth Amendment rulings from SCOTUS next week?
Main April 16, 2010Could we get the big juve LWOP Eighth Amendment rulings from SCOTUS next week?In this post back in October, I flagged what were then the 10 biggest…
Sentencing Law and Policy
A busy week that was at SCOTUS for sentencing fans
Main April 4, 2010A busy week that was at SCOTUS for sentencing fansThe biggest story for criminal justice fans coming from the Supreme Court this week was surely its ruling…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Is thePadillaruling as profound as it seems?
Main April 1, 2010Is the Padilla ruling as profound as it seems? I have now had a chance to read closely all the Justices opinions in Padilla concerning the application…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Second Circuit rules NY Persistent Felony Offender law now clearly violatesBlakely
Main March 31, 2010Second Circuit rules NY Persistent Felony Offender law now clearly violates Blakely Via a lengthy ruling today in Besser v. Walsh, No. 05-4375 (2d Cir. Mar. 31,…