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Wrongful Incarceration
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Sentencing Law and Policy
DOJ reviewing some DNA testing waivers in federal plea agreements
Main October 11, 2009DOJ reviewing some DNA testing waivers in federal plea agreementsThis new article in today's Washington Post, which is headlined "Justice Dept. to Review Bush Policy on DNA…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Around the blogosphere
Main September 25, 2009Around the blogosphereHere are some posts of note around the blogosphere to close out the week: From Crime & Consequences here, "Brunner on Death Penalty: Not Ready…
Death Penalty
Cameron Todd Willingham and John Grisham’s The Innocent Man
By Terry Lenamon / Reba Kennedy
John Grisham chose a story about the death penalty for his first non-fiction novel, and it's well worth the read. The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town,…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Study suggests support for death penalty still strong despite innocence concerns
Main September 2, 2009Study suggests support for death penalty still strong despite innocence concernsThe title of this post is meant to be quite different from the headline of this new…
Sentencing Law and Policy
How will death penalty proponents respond to “Trial by Fire”?
Main September 1, 2009How will death penalty proponents respond to "Trial by Fire"?I have now read this potent and must-read article, headlined "Trial by Fire: Did Texas execute an innocent…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Will new evidence of Texas executing an innocent man alter modern death penalty debates?
Main August 31, 2009Will new evidence of Texas executing an innocent man alter modern death penalty debates?As detailed in this new New York Times editorial, headlined "Questions About an Execution,"…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
A Judge’s Background does Make a Difference
It is concerning that Judge Keller says she would do nothing different if the same situation arose. She is the same judge who years ago drafted an opinion regarding a…
InsureReinsure
First Circuit: No Coverage for False Arrest Suit Where Arrest and Conviction Occurred Prior to the Policy Period
The First Circuit recently upheld a trial court’s ruling that an insurer need not defend or indemnify the defendants in a wrongful conviction claim where the wrongful acts occurred prior…
Death Penalty
Recommended Websites: Jeffrey Deskovic Speaks
By Terry Lenamon / Reba Kennedy
Jeffrey Deskovic has a unique story, and with it comes a perspective that can help us all understand the American criminal justice system a bit better than before. You see,…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“When Governments Kill: A conservative argues for abolishing the death penalty”
Main July 5, 2009"When Governments Kill: A conservative argues for abolishing the death penalty"The title of this post is the heading for this notable commentary by renown conservative Richard Viguerie,…