Punch and Jurists

U.S. v. Quinones, No. 00 CR 761 (JSR) (S.D.N.Y.) (205 F.Supp.2d 256) (July 1, 2002) (Judge Jed S. Rakoff) by Here Judge Rakoff held that the Federal Death Penalty statute (18 USC § 3591-98) was unconstitutional because it violates due process due to the “undue risk of executing innocent people” …

U.S. v. Jones, No. 96-10113 (5th Cir.) (132 F.3d 232) (January 5, 1998) (Judge Robert M. Parker) by Court rejected a broad array of constitutional challenges to the Federal Death Penalty Act.