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Federal Appeal Court Declines to Halt Death Row Conviction

Posted by Marcia Shein
On August 1, 2018
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clemency, Death Penalty, death row, Federal Appeals

Federal Appeal to Death Row Conviction In July of 2018, a federal appeals court in Texas declined to slow down the execution of a prisoner who was convicted of killing a convenience store owner in 2004. Legal counsel for the defendant argued that his death row sentence should be halted because the man’s parole board […]

Federal Court Hears Unique Arkansas Death Row Appeal Case

Posted by Marcia Shein
On May 6, 2018
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Death Penalty, Federal Appeals

The Arkansas Supreme Court justices recently appealed a ruling that allows a judge to move forward with a lawsuit challenging the judge’s disqualification from execution cases after his participation in an anti-death penalty demonstration. The justice was disqualified last year after he was photographed lying down on a cot outside the governor’s mansion during an […]