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Some interesting criminal justice action from the SCOTUS order list

By Douglas A. Berman

As detailed in this SCOTUSblog post, the Supreme Court came back to work today with an order list heavy on criminal justice activity.  Here are some of the particulars via SCOTUSblog: This morning, the Court issued orders from the Justices? March 18 Conference, granting certiorari in two cases, inviting the views of the United States in one case, releasing a summary decision in one case, and providing a written statement respecting the denial of certiorari in one case.... Today?s full order list [includes grants in ...] Maples v. Maples...: "Whether the Eleventh Circuit properly held that there was no ?cause? to excuse any procedural default where petitioner was blameless for the default, the state's own conduct contributed to the default, and petitioner's attorneys of record were no longer functioning as his agents at the time of any default...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on March 21, 2011 (boomark / email).