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Review of Louisiana's Post-Conviction Process

By Steve Hall

"Kimball: Justice must be efficient but fair," is one of two articles written by Alison Bath for the Shreveport Times.  Both appeared in Sunday's edition.In September, Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Catherine D. Kimball announced the formation of a court committee to study the state's post-conviction process.The committee ? comprised of judges, attorneys and law professors and chaired by Justice Jeannette Theriot Knoll ? will try to determine why post-conviction appeals take a lengthy time to complete. The study will examine all post-conviction appeal processes, including those involving death penalty cases, with the idea of easing the burden on the judiciary and bringing cases to a quicker conclusion while still adhering to constitutional guidelines...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on November 23, 2009 (boomark / email).