A blog produced by the Oregon Justice Resource Center discussing the death penalty (capital punishment) in Oregon and in the Ninth Circuit.
Arizona STATE v. STEVEN JOHN PARKER Case Type: Automatic appeal for a sentence of death Case Number: CR-10-0196-AP Location: Maricopa County Date Opinion Issued: 03/13/13 Issue: Was Parker denied his right to a speedy … Continue reading
MARVIN PETE WALKER, Petitioner-Appellee, v. MICHAEL MARTEL, Warden, Respondent-Appellant SUMMARY* Habeas Corpus/Death Penalty Opinion Oral Arguments The panel reversed the district court’s grant of a 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus … Continue reading
From the Seattle Times Prosecutor to seek emergency review of decision barring death penalty in Carnation slayings The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office will seek an emergency appellate review ofyesterday’s decision by a … Continue reading
Arizona executed Richard Dale Stokley, 60, at a prison in Florence; he was pronounced dead at 11.12 am local time. The execution was scheduled at 10am today, however, the execution team ran … Continue reading