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News Coverage of Cone v. Bell

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Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Cone v. Bell.  The Scotus Wiki page is here; the transcript, here. Adam Liptak reports, "Justices Weigh Misconduct in Tennessee Murder Case," in today's New York Times.There were flashes of incredulity and anger from justices at the Supreme Court on Tuesday as they considered whether Tennessee prosecutors had committed misconduct in obtaining and defending a death sentence against a man who murdered a Memphis couple in 1980. Gary B. Cone admitted to the murders, and the only defense he offered at his trial was that he had been in an amphetamine psychosis. Prosecutors worked hard to discredit the defense, calling it ?baloney.? Years later, though, it turned out that prosecutors had withheld evidence from Mr...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on December 10, 2008 (boomark / email).