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Oral Argument in Magwood v. Patterson

By Steve Hall

Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard Magwood v. Patterson, an Alabama death penalty case.  The transcript is in Adobe .pdf format.Today's New York Times reports, "Court Weighs Timing of Death Row Appeal."  It's written by Adam Liptak.As is his custom, Justice John Paul Stevens did not ask a question on Wednesday until the lawyer before him had almost finished his argument. When Justice Stevens did speak up, it was in a seeming effort to guide his colleagues on the Supreme Court toward what he considered to be the central argument advanced by the death row inmate in the case. ?Let me just ask,? Justice Stevens said, ?is this the case in which the claim is he?s ineligible for the death penalty?? Corey L...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on March 25, 2010 (boomark / email).