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Tag Archives: right to jury
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
Posted in Current Events
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
UPDATE: Court recognizes racial discrimination in Foster, raises procedural concerns
By Matt Johnson Associate Editor, Vol. 21 The Supreme Court listened to oral arguments on Monday, November 2 for Foster v. Chatman, a case this author looked at in more detail in a previous piece. The case centers around Timothy … Continue reading
Reconsidering Batson: Supreme Court to review death sentence handed down by all-white jury
By Matt Johnson Associate Editor, Vol. 21 The right to a trial by a jury of one’s peers is a right afforded to all criminal defendants facing a sentence of six months or more. Yet in the aftermath of an … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events
Tagged all-white jury, Batson, Foster v. Chatman, Georgia, juror negatives, jury selection, peremptory, right to jury
