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Death Penalty Losing Support as Science Uncovers Flaws (Wednesday 13 June 2007)
Support for the death penalty weakens as DNA exonerations expose the innocent as victims of what some feel is a flawed justice system.
The Late Claude Howard Jones’ Innocence Hangs on a Single Strand of Hair (Tuesday 11 September 2007)
According to The Texas Observer, Claude Howard Jones was convicted of the crime primarily from the testimony of a state expert who had examined the hair under a microscope and concluded it most resembled Jones’.
Criminal Justice System
Defendants who have been arrested, booked and formally charged with a crime generally pass through the three main phases of the criminal justice system: the police or law enforcement agency phase, the court system phase and the corrections or incarceration facility phase.
Search & Seizure Law
The Fourth Amendment protects two fundamental liberty interests: the right to privacy and the right to freedom from arbitrary invasion.
Sentencing
Legal information on sentencing after a criminal trial along with Federal Sentencing Guidelines and federal and state criminal penalties.
What is Jury Nullification? (Thursday 20 March 2008)
When a jury believes a law has been applied erroneously or a law is immoral, the jury may return a verdict of "not guilty" even if the members believe the defendant is guilty.
Oct. 3, 1995: O.J. Simpson is acquitted of his ex-wife’s murder (Monday 24 September 2007)
O.J. Simpson is acquitted of his ex-wife’s murder.
Oct. 13, 1999: A Colorado grand jury is dismissed in the Ramsey murder case (Wednesday 3 October 2007)
A Colorado grand jury is dismissed in the Ramsey murder case.
April 24, 1996: Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 introduced (Monday 21 April 2008)
The Oklahoma City Bombing results in the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996.
