Tag Archives: Habeas Corpus
How Our Law Executed Troy Davis
You’re on death row. Seven of nine original eyewitnesses have recanted. How do you avoid execution? Suzy Marinkovich digs deep into the legal doctrines that led to Troy Davis’s execution. Continue reading
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Innocent After Proven Guilty: The Developing Role of Actual Innocence in Habeas Corpus Jurisprudence by Phillip Weiss
Introduction The death penalty is a punishment that is unique in its severity and finality. There is no other punitive measure within our criminal system that can truly deprive an individual of their “last chance” like the ultimate penalty, being … Continue reading
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