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first look at late summer’s case law

By Karl R. Keys, Esq.

Since the last edition the following cases have been noted: For Life Steven Edward Crittenden v. Ayers, 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 17401 (9th Cir 8/20/2010)  Remand ordered for adjudication of Batson claim in light of Circuit precedent.  Remaining claims denied relief: “[A] whether Crittenden?s trial counsel were constitutionally ineffective; [B] whether the shackling of Crittenden during trial was objectively unreasonable; and [C] whether a juror?s consultation of the Bible at home and her discussion of a biblical passage with other jurors during penalty-phase deliberations constituted prejudicial juror misconduct.” David Scott Detrich v. Ryan, 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 17397 (9th Cir 8/20/2010)  Mr. “Detrich contends that Higgins devoted unreasonably little time to penalty phase preparations, failed to seek reasonably available mitigating evidence, and unreasonably failed to enlist the assistance of a mental health expert...continue to full post

Full post as published by Capital Defense Weekly on August 22, 2010 (boomark / email).