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Tennessee hearing update

By Karl R. Keys, Esq.

Stacy Rector of TCASK looks at the most recent hearing Study Committee hearing in Tennessee: Tuesday proved to be a very full day for the members of the Tennessee Death Penalty Study Committee. The meeting began at 10:00 a.m. with comments from Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Gary Wade and new Chief Justice Janice Holder. The Justices addressed several of the recommendations which the Committee is considering including bypassing the Criminal Court of Appeals (CCA) for capital cases and instead having all death penalty appeals go straight to the Tennessee Supreme Court, as well as the creation of an independent authority to oversee capital defense services in Tennessee.

Full post as published by Capital Defense Weekly on September 11, 2008 (boomark / email).