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National Law Journal reports, "Hurricane shuts court, delays death penalty hearing."Yet another hurricane has disrupted court operations in Florida, even though the storm turned away over the weekend and is now heading for the Gulf Coast. Friday, when it appeared that Hurricane Ike ? a potentially serious Category 3 or 4 hurricane ? was headed for the Florida Keys, the federal courthouse in Key West was closed for Monday and Tuesday. Additionally, oral arguments in a death penalty case before the Florida Supreme Court were postponed. Jeffrey Anderson, an assistant public defender in West Palm Beach, said the arguments in the case of Tennis v. State of Florida were postponed until October at the request of Assistant Attorney General Lisa-Marie Lerner, the attorney for the appellee...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on September 09, 2008 (boomark / email).