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12 Apr 2014, 9:14 am by Andrew Delaney
The Parole Board heard the evidence, and is given a great deal of deference on appeal. [read post]
1 Nov 2023, 9:01 pm by Austin Sarat
People seeking a commutation or a pardon first must petition the Parole Board, which, in this capacity, sits as the Advisory Board of Pardons.The Board reviews those petitions and determines whether a petition warrants a hearing. [read post]
18 Jun 2009, 10:03 am
Osborne had waived his chance for the advanced DNA test at trial and later admitted his guilt under oath to a parole board in 2004. [read post]
11 May 2012, 3:44 pm by Steve Honig
    Murderous Children More consistent with the kinds of cases with which the ACLU generally deals are two pending cases involving whether imposing a criminal sanction of life in prison without parole, in cases of murder, can be applied to a minor. [read post]
21 Oct 2007, 11:25 pm
It's true, though, if counterintuitive.For these serious offenses, a typical reason given by the Board of Pardons and Parole for refusing to grant parole is "the nature of the crime. [read post]
17 Dec 2008, 7:16 pm
Murphy, No. 06-2292 The text of the Massachusetts SDP statute, as interpreted by state courts, does not on its face violate the due process protections heretofore afforded sexually dangerous persons subject to civil commitment. [read post]
8 Apr 2008, 9:47 am
Bartee, No. 07-1526 Denial of habeas corpus relief from a conviction for, inter alia, armed assault with intent to kill is affirmed where, regardless of whether petitioner defaulted on claims due to Massachusetts contemporaneous objection rule or whether the state ruling was contrary to or constituted an unreasonable application of federal law, he was unable to show the indispensable habeas requirement of "prejudice" under Brecht v. [read post]
12 Nov 2017, 5:51 am by Gritsforbreakfast
(See an earlier podcast segment on the topic.)Ineffective Assistance of Counsel: Front-end and back-end solutions.Death and TexasUS Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Ayestas v. [read post]