Criminal Law

Competency Hearing for Scott Panetti
Last week Federal District Judge Sam Sparks presided over a hearing to determine whether Scott Panetti is competent to be executed. In June 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked Panetti's execution, ruling that the Fifth Circuit Court of Criminal Appeals had used "an improperly restrictive test" in determining Panetti's competency...

More on Panetti Ruling
In his order denying Scott Panetti's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, Judge Sparks further ordered that Panetti's execution shall be stayed pending the outcome of the appeal in this case...

More on Panetti Competency Hearing
Here are excerpts from an article by Jordan Smith that appeared in the Austin Chronicle ("Legal Battle Over When Prisoner Is Sane Enough for Execution Bounces Back Here," February 15, 2008), regarding last week's hearing on Scott Panetti's competency to be executed:"The long, sad case of Texas death row inmate Scott Panetti landed back in federal district court last week, where Judge Sam Sparks is tasked with deciding whether Panetti is indeed sane enough to be executed...

More on Scott Panetti
From the Houston Chronicle ("Austin judge finds inmate sane enough for execution; More appeals are likely in the landmark case," June 17, 2008):For 15 years, Scott Panetti has been Example No...

The Fredericksburg Standard on Scott Panetti
The following article appeared yesterday in the Fredericksburg Standard ("U.S. District Court Judge Rules Panetti Competent," May 28, 2008). Nearly one year after a reprieve was ordered by the U...

Judiciary Hearing on Plame Case with Scott McClellan
The Judiciary Committee is currently holding a hearing, “Revelations by Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan.” Watch the hearing live via committee webcast or on C Span 3...

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