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that time of the week again

By Karl R. Keys, Esq.

from the intro of the weekly email edition Leading off the week is the repeal of New Mexico’s death penalty.  Effective for crimes committed after July 1, 2009 New Mexico will no longer have a death penalty.  As for those crimes committed before July 1st, there remains two men on death row New Mexico and at least one additional capital prosecution in the works.  Although there has been some discussion of possible commutations, as of this writing the Governor has not granted a commutation. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court in an uncharacteristically sharp opinion remands in Commonwealth v. Leslie Charles X. Beasley. “Appellant argues that, having investigated nothing and presented nothing, counsel made an exceptionally brief and empty closing argument to the jury, failing in any way to advocate for a life sentence...continue to full post

Full post as published by Capital Defense Weekly on March 22, 2009 (boomark / email).