DP9
A blog produced by the Oregon Justice Resource Center discussing the death penalty (capital punishment) in Oregon and in the Ninth Circuit.
Daily Archives: April 19, 2012
25th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in McCleskey v. Kemp (Part V)
From the American Constitution Society 25 Years Later, McCleskey Decision Still Fosters Racism by Ignoring It Few cases involving the intersection of race, criminal law, and procedure have had … Continue reading
25th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in McCleskey v. Kemp (Part IV)
From the ACLU Wrongful Convictions, Wrongful Bias Levon “Bo” Jones spent 14 years on North Carolina’s death row for a murder he did not commit, before being exonerated in 2008. Police sought … Continue reading
Oregon update (4/19/12)
From the Statesman Journal Officials OK timetable to reconsider Haugen’s death sentence In a matter of minutes Wednesday, lawyers laid out a weeks-long timetable for considering Gary Haugen’s request to reinstate … Continue reading
Previous Posts
- Under Construction
- Texas executes Jeffrey Demond Williams
- Texas Executes Carroll Parr
- Ohio executes Steve Smith
- Texas executes Richard Cobb
- Nevada update 4/24 (The death penalty isn’t a hot issue, but that doesn’t mean it’s not important)
- Texas executes Ronnie Threadgill
- Scholarship Monday 4/15
- Ninth Circuit Update (March Edition)
- Florida executes Larry Mann
