Punch and Jurists

McWilliams v. Dunn, No. 16-5294 (U.S. Supreme Court) (582 U.S. ___; 137 S.Ct. 1790) (June 19, 2017) (Justice Breyer) by In 1985, James McWilliams was convicted in an Alabama state court of the brutal rape and murder of a convenience store clerk; and he was sentenced to death. After exhausting …

U.S. v. Anderson, No. 07-3654 (7th Cir.) (547 F.3d 831) (November 5, 2008) (Judge Richard A. Posner) by In another of his frequent dogmatic musings, Judge Posner has delved into two different aspects of the defense of diminished mental capacity in this decision. First, he virtually dismissed the limitation contained …