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weekly’s up

By Karl R. Keys, Esq.

The weekly edition will is out and available here. From the intro Leading off this week’s is the revised opinion in Keith Thurmond v. Quarterman.  Initially the Thurmond panel denied relief on a statutory bar as counsel purportedly attempted 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. We express no view on how any claims should be resolved upon full consideration of the merits.”Also of note is the Fourth Circuit’s holding in John Allen Muhammad v...continue to full post

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