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Buck v. Davis, No. 15-8049 (U.S. Supreme Court) (580 U.S. ___; 137 S.Ct. 759) (February 22, 2017) (Justice (John G.) Roberts)

Loaded on June 26, 2017 published in Punch and Jurists June 26, 2017
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Improper Comment/Considerations.

In this procedurally complex case, the Supreme Court gave a Texas death-row inmate a second chance to avoid the death penalty by ruling, among other things, that his lawyer during the penalty phase proceedings had unconstitutionally introduced testimony suggesting his client was more likely to be commit future crimes because ...

 

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