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Paul House to be released

By Karl R. Keys, Esq.

Excellent news from TCASK: In a ruling issued today, Judge Harry S. Mattice stated that Paul House will be released pending a hearing on May 28, 2008 to consider the terms and conditions of his release. In his ruling, Mattice stated: The public has a compelling interest in the State not continuing to incarcerate individuals who have not been accorded their constitutional right to a fair trial. Citizens will not have confidence in the criminal justice system unless they are convinced that the system is compliant with constitutional norms. The federal writ of habeas corpus monitors the State’s compliance with constitutional law; this, in turn, inspires the public’s confidence in the criminal justice system. The State of Tennessee does not have a defensible interest in the continued incarceration of an individual whose conviction was obtained in violation of the U...continue to full post

Full post as published by Capital Defense Weekly on April 07, 2008 (boomark / email).