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The Continuing Significance of the Non-Unanimous Jury Verdict and the Plantation Prison
By Madeleine Jennings Associate Editor, Vol. 22 In 1934, Oregon voters amended their Constitution to allow for non-unanimous jury verdicts in all non-first degree murder and non-capital cases.[1] The Louisiana Constitution requires unanimity only in capital cases.[2] Grounded in xenophobia and … Continue reading
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Tagged America's Bloodiest Prison, Angola, Angola prison, Apodaca v. Oregon, Burl Cain, convict leasing, criminal justice system, criminal law, daiquiris, distorted history, history, hold-outs, Innocence Project of New Orleans, Johnson v. Louisiana, juries, jury hold-outs, Louisiana, Louisiana constitution, Louisiana State Penitentiary, misunderstanding history, New Orleans, non-unanimous juries, plantation prison, right to jury, Sixth Amendment, state constitution, the Angola, Warden Cain, wrongful conviction
Whitewashing wrongful conviction: reflecting on Making a Murderer
By Breanna Caldwell Associate Editor, Vol. 21 Executive Editor, Vol. 22 On the off chance that you have been able to avoid the national phenomenon surrounding the Netflix documentary series, Making a Murderer, since it first aired in December 2015, … Continue reading
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