最高法院18日裁定,因為阿拉巴馬州一名死刑犯的律師在關鍵時刻「遺棄」這名犯人,他有權獲得重審。
梅寶斯(Cory Maples)1995年以行刑方式,謀殺兩名男子,因而被定罪。代表他的律師為紐約Sullivan and Cromwell律師樓。該律師事務所未拆開通知梅寶斯上訴的信件,並把該信件退回法院,而法院書記官也沒有採取進一步行動,使梅寶斯錯失上訴的機會。
NEW RESOURCES: Bureau of Justice Statistics Releases "Capital Punishment, 2010"
On December 20, the Bureau of Justice Statistics released its annual set of statistical tables on the death penalty in the United States, covering information for 2010. Hightlights from the report include: