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More summary capital decisions heading this way?

By Karl R. Keys, Esq.

Two, possibly three, capital cases appear to be on the short list for cert or  GVR. In the ehree cases the Court has re-listed the case for conference at least once:  Robert Bryant Melson v.  Allen (11th Cir -relisted six times already),  Ryan v.  Roger Mark Scott (9th Cir – relisted just once), and , possibly Robert Bryant Melson v. Allen (11th Cir – additional briefing from Alabama requested on rehearing apparently in light of nearly the same issue in Holland v. Florida).   Odds favor that at least one of these cases will get a GVR.

Full post as published by Capital Defense Weekly on December 09, 2009 (boomark / email).