U.S. Supreme Court,
Criminal
Jan. 16, 2008
Defying Logic
The Supreme Court's two death penalty cases prove the justices care more about being tough on crime than about common sense and humanity.
Konrad Moore
Public Defender, Kern County Public Defender's Office
To many, the machinations of the legal and appellate process border on the divine. Written arguments, heavily embedded with citations, resemble scientific texts. Oral arguments unfurl before robed justices in columned buildings that recall Roman times. Months later, heavily footnoted decisions are handed down.
Those mystified by legal affairs might take comfort in learning that the Louisiana Supreme Court cited Wikipedia in its analysis upholding a death sentence for a convicte...
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