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Criminal Practice – Death Sentence Overturned for Racist Remarks
Bennett v. Stirling (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-170-16, 19 pp.) (Wilkinson, J.) No. 16-3, Nov. 21, 2016; USDC at Charleston, S.C. (Gergel, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: The 4th Circuit affirms a grant of habeas relief overturning a death sentence imposed on an African-American man convicted of murder, because the sentencing proceeding before an all-white South Carolina […]
Court documents: Federal panel to consider death sentence
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Court documents indicate a federal panel will consider later this month whether a man should face a death sentence if he’s convicted of killing two York County, South Carolina, residents. WBTV reported that a U.S. Justice Department panel will meet later this month to consider whether Malcolm Hartley should face a […]
Man convicted in 2005 Horry County killing seeks new trial
A man on death row for killing two people on the South Carolina coast 10 years ago is seeking a new trial.
Bible verse may have tainted jury, court rules
A death row inmate is entitled to a hearing to determine whether his sentencing was prejudiced by a juror whose father referred her to a Bible passage about taking “an eye for an eye,” the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled July 2. Jason Hurst was convicted for the 2002 murder of Daniel Branch […]
High court to review death sentence for inmate with low IQ
Eleven years after the Supreme Court barred states from executing mentally disabled inmates, the justices said Monday they will take up a Florida case over how authorities determine who is eligible to be put to death.
Supreme Court reverses death sentence in torture case
South Carolina's high court on Wednesday reversed the death sentence of a man convicted in a teen's 2001 torture and death, ruling that the defendant should have been allowed to represent himself at trial.
Man on death row for 11 years to go free
The first man sentenced to death in South Carolina for killing an unborn child is set to be released from prison this week, state officials said July 31. Joseph Lee Ard, 41, was sentenced to time served last week after a new jury found him guilty of involuntary manslaughter. That crime carries a maximum of five years in prison; Ard has been incarcerated since 1993, according to prison records.
Condemned man can’t waive court review
By FRED HORLBECK, Senior Staff Writer [email protected] A murder convict who waived appeals of his death sentence in a bid for execution could not also waive a court review of his sentence, the S.C. Supreme Court has ruled. Justices ruled that the court had a statutory duty to review the sentence and that Jeffrey […]
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- Former running back from S.C. wins courtroom victory in contract dispute
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- State regulators look at car dealer accused of lying to customers
- Textile firm, railroad settle Graniteville train wreck lawsuit
- Subprime mortgage meltdown hits securities law
Commentary
- Virginia Tech student got due process in hearing
- High court justices cross the line of propriety
- High court’s term was rough on big business
- The flip side of generative AI in law and how to address it
- The fight for equal educational opportunity continues
- Letter From The Editor – Working from Home
- NLRB joins FTC in taking aim at non-competes
- Supreme Court leaves key internet protection untouched
- US Supreme Court bites back at parody’s use of the First Amendment
- My goal: Provide the information that you need now
- Case study: North Carolina courts provide guidance on scope, limitations of attorney-client privilege
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