Hall, No. 09–5731 In a capital habeas matter, the petition for certiorari is granted and the court of appeals' order is vacated and remanded where the court of appeals incorrectly held that the habeas petition, which claimed that petitioner was denied discovery into the issue of whether there had been improper communications between the judge and jury, was procedurally barred based on an insufficient record, contrary to Cone v. [read post]

And so the fact that we're all the way to Friday indicates to me that if there's news about Branam this week, it won't be good news. [read post]