Smith v. Texas, No. 05-11304 (U.S. Supreme Court) (550 U.S. 297; 127 S.Ct. 1686) (April 25, 2007) (Justice Kennedy)
Loaded on March 1, 2007
published in Punch and Jurists
April 02, 2007
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The Supreme Court issued a third death penalty decision last week with the same 5 to 4 line-up of Justices as in the Abdul-Kabir and Brewer cases (above); but with different authors of the majority and dissenting opinions. For the second time in three years, the Supreme Court vacated …
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