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U.S. v. Fell, No. 2:01-CR-12-01 (D.Vt.) (217 F.Supp.2d 469) (September 24, 2002) (Judge William K. III Sessions)

In July, 2002, District Judge Rakoff of the S.D.N.Y. ruled that the Federal Death Penalty Act, 18 U.S.C. ยง 3591-98 (FDPA), was unconstitutional because the high likelihood that innocent persons might be put to death rendered the FDPA invalid as a violation of due process. (See, U.S. v. Quinones, 205 ...

 

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