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cert grants

By cdw

The Court granted cert this morning in seven criminal cases, including one capital,(Montejo v. Louisiana, 07-1529 (congrats to the Capital Appeals Project). The two most interesting of the seven on the list, at least from this vantage point here, are: Docket: 07-1529 Title: Montejo v. Louisiana Issue: Whether an indigent defendant must affirmatively accept the appointment of counsel to preclude future police interrogation in the absence the attorney. Opinion below (Supreme Court of Louisiana) Petition for certiorari Brief in opposition and Docket: 08-88 Title: Vermont v. Brillon Issue: Whether delays caused by a public defender can deprive a criminal defendant of his right to a speedy trial. Opinion below (Supreme Court of Vermont) Petition for certiorari Brief in opposition Finally, the Court took no action in Troy Davis’s case, although Petitioner?s reply continue to full post

Full post as published by Capital Defense Weekly on October 01, 2008 (boomark / email).