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weekly running a touch late

By cdw

The weekly edition will be out Monday nite due to scheduling conflicts.  Specifically, I have two trials scheduled to start in the morning (fortunately I can’t try both  at one time).  The rough draft of the weekly is here.  Most notable from the rough draft: Leading off this week’s is the revised opinion in Keith Thurmond v. Quarterman.  Initially the panel denied relief on a statutory bar as counsel purportedly attempt to timely file the federal habeas application but due to problems with court equipment filed one day out of time. On rehearing the panel is a little more forgiving granting a COA “with regard to the district court?s procedural ruling and Thurmond?s ineffective assistance of counsel claim. In this death penalty case, we have resolved our doubts in favor of granting a COA...continue to full post

Full post as published by Capital Defense Weekly on August 10, 2009 (boomark / email).