The United States Supreme Court ordered the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia to conduct an evidentiary hearing on Troy Davis’ claim of actual innocence.
Archive for August, 2009
NPR’s All Things Considered covers the indigent defense crisis in Detroit, where public defenders have too little funding and too many cases to adequately prepare for trial, draft appeals, or communicate with their clients.
With its opinion in State v. Kiles, the Arizona Supreme Court has now denied relief in every capital case this term.